Carlisle County and St. Mary are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Carlisle County Comets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the St. Mary Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Carlisle County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Carlisle County had just enough and edged Ballard Memorial out 4-3.
Koltyn Perez was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Perez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Perez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Perez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caysen Mitchell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
St. Mary lost 9-2 to Paducah Tilghman on Thursday. St. Mary has struggled against Paducah Tilghman recently, as their contest on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Carlisle County's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for St. Mary, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
Carlisle County might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from St. Mary in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Carlisle County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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