Softball Recap: Charlotte Catholic Cougars vs. East Mecklenburg Eagles
Charlotte Catholic can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the East Mecklenburg Eagles an 18-0 shutout. Charlotte Catholic's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rachel Wildman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Wildman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Wildman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Charlotte Catholic got a massive performance out of Madden Glossner, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Evi Hoefling was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On East Mecklenburg's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Geneva Gervais, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Zya Dunlap, who got on base in all two of her plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Charlotte Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for East Mecklenburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Charlotte Catholic will be playing at home against Independence at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Charlotte Catholic will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. East Mecklenburg will take on Berry at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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