Baseball Recap: Charlotte Latin Hawks vs. Cannon Cougars
Charlotte Latin can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cannon Cougars with a sharp 7-1 victory. For Charlotte Latin, this counts as revenge for the 6-0 defeat Cannon walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Graham Blanton tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tommy Beason, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hudson Shoup, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Cannon's side, Mason Mierzwa made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Charlotte Latin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Cannon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Charlotte Latin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cannon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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