Baseball Preview: Berry Cardinal vs. West Mecklenburg Hawks
The Berry Cardinal will head out on the road to face off against the West Mecklenburg Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Berry is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Berry scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past West Charlotte 15-5. The victory was just what Berry needed coming off of a 19-3 defeat in their prior contest.
Aiden Lowery tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Berry got a massive performance out of Drew Herring, who 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.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but West Mecklenburg had to settle for a 4-3 loss against North Mecklenburg on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Mecklenburg in their matchups with North Mecklenburg: they've now lost eight in a row.
West Mecklenburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allen German, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Berry's win ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-11. As for West Mecklenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Berry might still be hurting after the 16-4 defeat they got from West Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Berry, Isaac Garcia (who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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