It's playoff time, and Chicago Mt. Carmel had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Nazareth Academy Roadrunners on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for the Caravan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

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Jake Matise spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kolin Adams, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Tj McQuillan, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Chicago Mt. Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Nazareth Academy, they moved to 31-7 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Chicago Mt. Carmel nor the Roadrunners have any future games scheduled.
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