Baseball Recap: Charlotte Latin Hawks vs. Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers
If Charlotte Latin was feeling good off their 8-1 takedown of Providence Day last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Charlotte Latin Hawks took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Charlotte Latin in their matchups with Charlotte Country Day School: they've now lost three in a row.
Brayden Hampton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On Charlotte Country Day School's side, Alex Stiefel made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Stiefel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stiefel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nolan Rutherford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. LW O'Neil was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Charlotte Latin now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Charlotte Country Day School, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
While Charlotte Latin 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 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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