The Carmel Greyhounds will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Evansville North Huskies at 11:30 a.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carmel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Roncalli, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Carmel was ranked 24th). Carmel skirted past Roncalli 9-7.
Meanwhile, Evansville North had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 1-0 shutout.
Carmel's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-9. As for Evansville North, their win bumped their record up to 18-4.
Carmel skirted past Evansville North 8-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carmel since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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