Carrollton came tearing into Tuesday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Minerva Lions onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that Carrollton has won by just one run.
Not much got past Hayden Jenkins, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Minerva off the board. Jenkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carrollton's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Haun, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Carrollton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Minerva, their loss was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-19.
As of now, neither Carrollton nor Minerva have any future games scheduled.
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