The Caroline Cavaliers will square off against the Freeman Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Caroline 3.6, Freeman 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Caroline took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Culpeper County by a score of 4-1. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Austin Carter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Caroline is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-4 otherwise.
Alex Thomas
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Thomas, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Caroline: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Michael Schott, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Freeman). Everything went their way against John Marshall on Friday as they made off with a 17-1 win. Considering the Mavericks have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Freeman's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Caroline, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
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