Preview: Charlotte Latin Hawks vs. Carolina Day Wildcats
The Charlotte Latin Hawks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Carolina Day Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Charlotte Latin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Carolina Day's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Charlotte Latin proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by six) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Central Academy 4-2.
Charlotte Latin got a great performance from Graham Blanton as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hudson Shoup, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Carolina Day's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 22-0 walloping at the hands of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee on Tuesday. The matchup marked that first time this season in which Carolina Day was not able to get on the board.
Charlotte Latin's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Carolina Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Charlotte Latin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Carolina Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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