Baseball Preview: Southern Wake Academy Lions vs. Chatham Charter Knights
Southern Wake Academy is 2-8 against Chatham Charter since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Tuesday's first game. The Southern Wake Academy Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Chatham Charter Knights at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Southern Wake Academy came up short against Triangle Math & Science and fell 4-1.
Meanwhile, Chatham Charter also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Clover Garden School by a score of 8-4.
Chatham Charter got a good showing from Brandon Rives, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rives has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aidan Allred and Westin Phillips did some serious damage despite the final result: Allred scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Phillips scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Allred has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Southern Wake Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Chatham Charter, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-4 record this season.
Southern Wake Academy might still be hurting after the 21-2 loss they got from Chatham Charter when the teams last played back in March. Can Southern Wake Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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