Baseball Recap: Corvian Community triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Gavin McElhinny

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 6:21am

Baseball Recap: Corvian Community Cardinals vs. Langtree Charter Lions

Corvian Community had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Langtree Charter Lions by a score of 5-1. That's more bragging rights for Corvian Community, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Gavin McElhinny was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. McElhinny was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Fiorillo, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.

On Langtree Charter's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Haessly, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Corvian Community has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Langtree Charter, they dropped their record down to 4-16 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Corvian Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Langtree Charter, they will head out on the road to challenge Community School of Davidson at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

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