Baseball Game Preview: Bartlett Yancey Buccaneers vs. Chatham Central Bears

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 5:54am

Preview: Bartlett Yancey Buccaneers vs. Chatham Central Bears

The Bartlett Yancey Buccaneers will head out on the road to take on the Chatham Central Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chatham Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bartlett Yancey, who comes in off a win.

Last Friday, Bartlett Yancey was able to grind out a solid win over Southeast Alamance, taking the game 13-8. The victory was just what Bartlett Yancey needed coming off of a 15-9 defeat in their prior match.

The team relied heavily on Karlie Barrignger, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Hannah Chandler was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.

Meanwhile, Chatham Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Western Harnett. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Chatham Central has scored all season.

The win got Bartlett Yancey back to even at 3-3. As for Chatham Central, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.

Bartlett Yancey might still be hurting after the 14-3 loss they got from Chatham Central when the teams last played on March 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chatham Central's Maddie Kaczmarczyk, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Now that Bartlett Yancey knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.

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