Carmichaels waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers and snuck past 7-5. Seven seems to be a good number for Carmichaels as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bailey Barnyak made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 19 batters over 15 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Barnyak has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Barnyak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carys McConnell was incredible, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with two triples, a stolen base, and two RBI. Kaitlyn Waggett was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-7.
Carmichaels is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Chartiers-Houston, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2.
Carmichaels will head out on the road to challenge Jefferson-Morgan at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Carmichaels is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Chartiers-Houston, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ligonier Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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