Saturday just wasn't the day for Crab Orchard's offense. They fell 4-0 to the Carmi-White County Bulldogs on Saturday. Considering the last time Crab Orchard couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
Crab Orchard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Holmes, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Carmi-White County's side, Audrey Upton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Upton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Upton was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Crab Orchard dropped their record down to 17-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Carmi-White County, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-5.
Crab Orchard will head out on the road to take on Century at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Crab Orchard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Century's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Carmi-White County, they will face off against Marion at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Marion will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Carmi-White County surely won't give up without a fight.
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