After two games on the road, Carmi-White County is heading back home. They will take on the Flora Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Carmi-White County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Carmi-White County can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They put the hurt on Eldorado with a sharp 17-3 win.
Gavin Holoman and Merick Milhorn made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Holoman struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Milhorn pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Holoman scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5, while Milhorn scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Trayton Vickers was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Seibers, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Flora lost 15-8 to Johnston City on Saturday.
Logan Atwood made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Carmi-White County's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-5. As for Flora, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-14-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Carmi-White County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Flora struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Carmi-White County came out on top in a nail-biter against Flora when the teams last played on April 9th, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Flora's Neil Young, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carmi-White County still be able to contain Young? There's only one way to find out.
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