With a playoff game on the line, Carrollton rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers with a sharp 11-1 victory. Carrollton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 17 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Hannah Uhles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Uhles was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lauren Flowers and Vanna Holmes did most of the damage at the plate: Flowers went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs, while Holmes scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Hayden McMurtrie, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Carrollton pushed their record up to 31-2 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-19 record this season.
Carrollton has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Pawnee on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pawnee: 3.6, Carrollton: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Greenfield/Northwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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