The Mt. Carmel Sundevils will square off against the Scripps Ranch Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Carmel has three straight victories, Scripps Ranch has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mt. Carmel's tournament run continued when they took on Desert Oasis on Tuesday. The Sundevils walked away with a 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Jack Grassa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mt. Carmel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelle Leuck, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Camden Graver also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Scripps Ranch came up short against Valhalla on Tuesday, falling 11-4.
Cooper Sitton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. Brayden Geruntino was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Mt. Carmel's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Scripps Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Mt. Carmel was able to grind out a solid victory over Scripps Ranch when the teams last played on Thursday, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sundevils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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