There's no place like home for Carmi-White County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Carmi-White County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Audrey Upton, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Mt. Carmel off the board. Upton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mara Sarafini was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Addi Elliott was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Carmi-White County has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Mt. Carmel, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9.
Carmi-White County will head out on the road to face off against Fairfield at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carmi-White County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. Mt. Carmel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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