For the second straight game, Headland will face off against Carroll. The Rams will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Headland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Headland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Carroll as they made off with a 19-0 victory. The Rams' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Justin Parnell was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Headland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carroll only posted an OBP of .111.
Headland has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Carroll, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-16-1.
Carroll's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Headland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. It's a different story for Carroll, though, as they've only averaged .211. Will they be able to contain Headland's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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