The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians will take on the Vandalia Vandals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Carlyle is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Centralia hit Carlyle with a seven-run fifth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Indians/Lady Indians came up short against the Orphans, falling 12-1.
Carlyle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Ruscher, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Vandalia gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Dieterich 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Qwentyn Stombaugh, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Jones, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Carlyle now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Vandalia, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-14.
Carlyle couldn't quite get it done against Vandalia in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 10-7. Will the Indians/Lady Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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