The South Mecklenburg Sabres will venture away from home to square off against the Hough Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
South Mecklenburg's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Olympic with a sharp 16-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sabres.
Max Powers looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lauten Mehalic, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Christian Gregg also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Hough suffered their closest defeat since March 11, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Lake Norman by a score of 4-2.
Hough's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for South Mecklenburg, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
South Mecklenburg came up short against Hough in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 9-4. Can South Mecklenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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