Danville is 1-8 against Mount Carmel since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Danville Ironmen will head out on the road to challenge the Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES at 4:30 p.m. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Danville fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against South Williamsport on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-5 to the Mountaineers. It was the first time this season that Danville let down their fans at home.
Reece McCarthy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-5 with a triple, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Acor, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Danville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Williamsport only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Mount Carmel has not done well against Tamaqua recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Mount Carmel skirted past Tamaqua 6-4.
Gavin Lasko was a standout: he fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Drew Yagodzinskie, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Danville's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-4. As for Mount Carmel, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-4.
Danville might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Mount Carmel in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Can Danville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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