The Carthage Comets will challenge the Gouverneur Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Carthage is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Watertown on Monday as they made off with an 18-2 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Comets as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Gouverneur came tearing into Friday's match with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over the Sandstoners. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.
Kendall Goodale was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Goodale was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashlyn Besaw, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sophia Klimowicz, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs and one triple.
Gouverneur kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive games.
Gouverneur pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carthage, their victory bumped their record up to 4-13.
Carthage might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Gouverneur when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Comets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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