Baseball Preview: Carson Cougars vs. Lake Norman Charter Knights
The Carson Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lake Norman Charter Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Carson came up short against Hickory Ridge and fell 6-3.
Will Bradshaw and Caden Lewis stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bradshaw scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Lewis went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lake Norman Charter pushed their score to six the last time they played Lincoln Charter, but on Wednesday they couldn't quite do it again. Lake Norman Charter never let Lincoln Charter onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Norman Charter.
Braden Wilkie made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Wilkie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, David Wignot was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Lake Norman Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Carson came up short against Lake Norman Charter in their previous matchup back in March, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Norman Charter's Colin Weathers, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Carson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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