The Lincoln Charter Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the East Gaston Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lincoln Charter will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Lincoln Charter proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 11) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Community School of Davidson 6-4.
Lincoln Charter got a great performance from Cayden McFalls as he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Lincoln Charter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Myers, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Reed Osborne was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Gaston fell victim to Burns and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 13-0. The Warriors have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Lincoln Charter's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for East Gaston, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lincoln Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Gaston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8 strikeouts. 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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