The Carmel Padres will head out on the road to challenge the Christopher Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Carmel is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Wednesday, everything went Carmel's way against Alisal as Carmel made off with an 11-1 victory. With that win, Carmel brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Allison Hacker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hacker has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hacker was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kristen Mastin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Angelina George, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Christopher came up short against Lincoln on Thursday and fell 4-1.
Christopher also got a good showing from Danielle Keller, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Christopher saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Melissa Lugo, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Carmel's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-6. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Christopher, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
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