Carlin waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Wells Leopards out 7-5. Seven seems to be a good number for Carlin as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Danyel Micheli made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Micheli has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Micheli was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Micheli wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caileigh Shilts, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Clancy, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
On Wells' side, Adriana Aguilar made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Wells didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carlin only tossed nine.
Carlin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Wells, their loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Carlin beat Wells by a score of 18-17 later that day.
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