The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians will venture away from home to take on the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carlyle will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Carlyle hadn't beaten Flora on the road since March 18, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Saturday. The Indians/Lady Indians came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 9-4. While the Indians/Lady Indians didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Matthew Guthrie and Jacob Ruscher did most of the damage at the plate: Guthrie scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Ruscher scored a run while going 3-for-4. Grayson Strader also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Sparta was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They lost 10-0 to Gibault Catholic. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Sparta saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Kueker, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Sparta's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Carlyle, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Carlyle couldn't quite get it done against Sparta when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Indians/Lady Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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