Baseball Preview: Carolina Royals vs. Charlotte S Stampede
Carolina Royals is 2-8 against Charlotte S since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Carolina Royals have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Charlotte S Stampede at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carolina Royals is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Grace Academy on Tuesday as Carolina Royals made off with a 15-3 win.
Cole Cashion looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carolina Royals got a massive performance out of Zac Parenteau, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan Reim, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Charlotte S has not done well against Lake Norman Charter recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Charlotte S was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Lake Norman Charter.
Ethan McCrary was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. McCrary was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Charlotte S let Braden Chaney and Elijah Darwin loose on the outfield. Chaney scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Darwin scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Tim Barry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Carolina Royals' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10. As for Charlotte S, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Carolina Royals suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Charlotte S in their previous matchup back in March. Can Carolina Royals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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