The Chatham Central Bears have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Western Harnett Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Chatham Central needed a bit of extra time to put away Northwood. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Chargers and snuck past 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Sallie Oldham, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Katherine Gaines was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Western Harnett gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 20-1 margin over E.E. Smith. Western Harnett's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Chatham Central's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Western Harnett, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Chatham Central might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Western Harnett in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Western Harnett's Grace Andersen, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Chatham Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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