Carrollton put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Beardstown Tigers get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Give the Hawks' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Lauren Flowers made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carrollton got a big performance out of Vanna Holmes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hannah Uhles, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Carrollton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in 13 consecutive contests.
Hawks
| 04/12/25 vs Beardstown | 12-0 |
| 04/11/25 vs Hamilton | 8-0 |
| 04/07/25 vs West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] | 15-0 |
| 04/01/25 vs Southwestern | 7-0 |
| 03/31/25 vs Staunton | 5-1 |
| + 18 more games |
Carrollton's win was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Beardstown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Carrollton and Beardstown should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Hawks will face off against North Greene at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (15 vs. 381). Meanwhile, Beardstown (ranked 197th) will meet Astoria/VIT (ranked 416th) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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