Baseball Recap: Berry Cardinal vs. West Charlotte Lions
Berry came into Monday's contest having lost 20 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past the West Charlotte Lions 15-5. Berry's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Berry got a great performance from Aiden Lowery as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Drew Herring was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Wilber Carraway was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On West Charlotte's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Freddy Zeledon, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Berry made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-11. As for West Charlotte, their loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Berry will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Garinger at 6:30 p.m. on April 9th. As for West Charlotte, they will head out on the road to square off against Hough at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hough's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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