It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Carlyle ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Okawville Rockets 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Carlyle, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Joshua Vonder Haar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Okawville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Carrico, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Carlyle's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15. As for Okawville, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.
Carlyle will be playing at home against Gibault Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Carlyle is facing Gibault Catholic at the right time seeing as Gibault Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Okawville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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