The Garinger Wildcats baseball team (Charlotte, NC), was overwhelmed 12-1 in Tuesday's league outing with the visiting Independence Patriots (Charlotte, NC)

The Patriots now hold a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lincoln Charter for a non-league outing on Wednesday, March 20. Independence will confront a Eagles team coming off a 22-0 league win over Bradford Prep (Charlotte, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 5-4.

Next, the Wildcats confront the Butler Bulldogs (Matthews, NC) in a Southwestern 4A outing, on Thursday, March 21. Garinger will attempt to advance on its 0-7 season record. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a 0-6 record after their 2-1 league loss to East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC).