Mount St. Joseph had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 14-8 to make it five. They fell just short of the John Carroll Patriots by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 on Monday.
As for John Carroll, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
For John Carroll's part, Dalton Cole looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Cole has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Casey Carpenter and Joey Coudon did most of the damage at the plate: Carpenter went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Coudon went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits Carpenter has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Rhine, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
While Mount St. Joseph had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
