Baseball Preview: River Mill Jaguars vs. Chatham Charter Knights
River Mill is 0-10 against Chatham Charter since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The River Mill Jaguars are on the road again to play the Chatham Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. Chatham Charter took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on River Mill, who comes in off a win.
River Mill never got on the board in their matchup back in March, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Ascend Leadership on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 victory over the Aviators.
Blake Lutterloh made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Lutterloh was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI.
Lutterloh wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Tubbs, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Gavin Loy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Chatham Charter came up short against East Wake Academy on Thursday and fell 8-4. Chatham Charter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chatham Charter also got a good showing from Brandon Rives, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Chatham Charter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrison Clark, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Clark has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Aidan Allred, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
River Mill's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. As for Chatham Charter, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
River Mill might still be hurting after the 17-1 defeat they got from Chatham Charter when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chatham Charter's Zach Cartrette, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that River Mill 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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