Preview: Vance Charter Knights vs. Mecklenburg County Phoenix
The Vance Charter Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mecklenburg County Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vance Charter has three straight wins, Mecklenburg County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Vance Charter beat Clover Garden School 7-3.
The team relied heavily on Caelyn Bunn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Puryear, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Mecklenburg County's offense. They fell just short of Lunenburg Central by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The contest marked that first time this year in which Mecklenburg County was not able to get on the board.
Vance Charter pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs per game. As for Mecklenburg County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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