Carroll is a perfect 10-0 against King since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carroll has eight straight wins, King has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Carroll needed a bit of extra time to put away Gregory-Portland. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-4 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
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Kaeleigh Mendez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. She is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Talina Valdez, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Carroll kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 11 consecutive matchups.
Corpus Christi Moody hit King with a six-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 13-1 to the Trojans. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly 12 runs.
King's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Carroll, their win bumped their record up to 22-6-1.
Everything went Carroll's way against King in their previous meeting on March 3rd, as Carroll made off with a 15-0 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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