Baseball Preview: Triangle Math & Science Tigers vs. Chatham Charter Knights
Triangle Math & Science has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Chatham Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Triangle Math & Science will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Southern Wake Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Triangle Math & Science blew past Southern Wake Academy 11-1.
Aayan Subzwari made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Subzwari has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Subzwari was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rehaan Subzwari, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Abhinav Nair was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Chatham Charter put the finishing touches on their 16th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against River Mill as Chatham Charter made off with a 21-1 win. While fans of Chatham Charter might be used to big wins, the 20-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Like Triangle Math & Science, Chatham Charter also got a great game from a two-way player: Brandon Rives. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Rives was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Westin Phillips was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyner Williams, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Triangle Math & Science's record is now 6-9. As for Chatham Charter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Triangle Math & Science has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chatham Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Triangle Math & Science suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Chatham Charter in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chatham Charter's Garrison Clark, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Triangle Math & Science knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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