Baseball Game Preview: Lake Norman Wildcats vs. Community School of Davidson Spartans

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 10:17am

Preview: Lake Norman Wildcats vs. Community School of Davidson Spartans

The Lake Norman Wildcats will be playing at home against the Community School of Davidson Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Norman is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Lake Norman ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over A.L. Brown.

Eric Jacobsen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Cherry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gabe Gutter, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.

Community School of Davidson never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Langtree Charter on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Lions.

Lake Norman now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Community School of Davidson, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.

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