Baseball Recap: Friday's Win Is Mount Carmel's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

RED TORNADOES

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 @ Lewisburg	16
04/25/25 vs Milton	10
04/21/25 vs Lewisburg	10
04/19/25 vs North Schuylkill	10
04/14/25 @ Midd-West	8

Mount Carmel barely beat Milton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The RED TORNADOES blew past the Black Panthers 11-1 on Friday. The RED TORNADOES might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by eight runs or more this season.

Jace Stever tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jon Morgante, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Brayden Brinkash, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.

Mount Carmel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in six consecutive games.

Mount Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Milton, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Mount Carmel wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 15-0 defeat against Danville on the 28th. As for Milton, they have also already played their next game, a 12-2 loss against Lewisburg on the 28th.