For the second straight game, Carrollton will face off against Chapel Hill. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Panthers at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carrollton has three straight victories, Chapel Hill has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Carrollton got the win against Chapel Hill by a conclusive 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 14 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
For Chapel Hill's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phillip Ackerman, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Ackerman is becoming a predictor of the Panthers' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 5-1 (and 3-16 when he doesn't).
Carrollton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-9. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
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