Charlestown waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Bedford North Lawrence Stars by a score of 5-2. This was payback for Charlestown, who suffered a 10-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Hannah Burns spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Charlestown's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Stewart, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Charlestown pushed their record up to 19-2 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bedford North Lawrence, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-10-1.
Charlestown will play host again on Saturday to welcome Jennings County, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Charlestown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Jennings County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bedford North Lawrence, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Loogootee at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Bedford North Lawrence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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