Carrollton is 8-1-1 against Minerva since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Carrollton Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Minerva Lions at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carrollton has eight straight wins, Minerva has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Carrollton gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Heartland Christian 7-6.
Isaac Husted made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Husted has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Husted was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aiden McCort was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Minerva came up short against Tuslaw on Friday and fell 5-1.
Carrollton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Minerva, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Carrollton took their win against Minerva when the teams last played last Wednesday by a conclusive 10-0. Will Carrollton repeat their success, or does Minerva have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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