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| 04/29/25 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 05/16/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 7-8 L |
| 05/17/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 12-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Courtland is 8-2 against Caroline since June of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Cougars will host the Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Courtland's offense. They fell 3-0 to King George on Thursday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Caroline). Their pitchers stepped up to hand James Monroe a 14-0 shutout on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Cavaliers with their most commanding win of the season.
Landyn Foltz made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Caroline let Alex Thomas and Baylor Storke run wild. Thomas went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two runs, and one stolen base, while Storke went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Thomas has become a key player for Caroline: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 4-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jeron Morris, who went 1-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Caroline always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as James Monroe only posted an OBP of .250.
Caroline is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Courtland, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Courtland came out on top in a nail-biter against Caroline when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 5-3. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavaliers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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