Baseball Preview: North Mecklenburg Vikings vs. Chambers Cougars
North Mecklenburg and Chambers are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The North Mecklenburg Vikings will be playing at home against the Chambers Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
North Mecklenburg had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cavaliers a 19-0 shutout.
Andrew Rhoden made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Rhoden was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Ryan Clark was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last 11 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Beall, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chambers suffered a tough 15-1 loss at the hands of Hopewell two weeks ago. That's two games in a row now that Chambers has lost by exactly 14 runs.
North Mecklenburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Chambers, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
North Mecklenburg suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Chambers in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can North Mecklenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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