The Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES will face off against the Berks Catholic Saints on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mount Carmel comes in on six and Berks Catholic on five.
Mount Carmel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Bermudian Springs 3-1.
Lukas Carpenter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
In other pitching news, Noah Shimko looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances.
Carpenter wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Clarke Cartright, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Berks Catholic gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame-Green Pond, sneaking past 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Owen Schalk, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March.
Mount Carmel pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Berks Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7.
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