Carthage has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Neosho Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Carthage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Neosho's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Carthage will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 20) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Branson , sneaking past 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since September 12th.
Meanwhile, Neosho never let their opponents score on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Cassville.
Not much got past Carleigh Kinnaird, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Cassville off the board. That's the most strikeouts Kinnaird has posted since back in October of 2023.
On the hitting side, Journey Arnall and Autumn Kinnaird did most of the damage at the plate: Arnall scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Autumn went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Neosho didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Carthage pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Neosho, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-9.
Carthage couldn't quite finish off Neosho in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Carthage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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