Baseball Preview: Chatham Charter Knights vs. Clover Garden School Grizzlies
Chatham Charter is 8-2 against Clover Garden School since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Chatham Charter Knights will be playing at home against the Clover Garden School Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Chatham Charter gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Triangle Math & Science a 16-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chatham Charter.
Aidan Allred made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Allred was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other pitching news, Brandon Rives and Westin Phillips dominated on the mound. Rives scored a run while going 2-for-2, while Phillips tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rives has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Jonah Ridgill was a standout: he scored four runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Young, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clover Garden School had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over the Jaguars.
Like Chatham Charter, Clover Garden School also got a great game from a two-way player: Lucas Roney. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Roney was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabe Kistler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gavin Phillips, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Chatham Charter is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Clover Garden School, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Chatham Charter has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clover Garden School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Chatham Charter's way against Clover Garden School in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Chatham Charter made off with an 11-3 victory. Does Chatham Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clover Garden School turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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