Lake Norman Charter's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.83 points allowed on Monday. The Lake Norman Charter Knights' pitcher stepped up to hand the Concord Academy Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Lake Norman Charter who now have three in a row.
Will Morgan tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jacob Makowski and Jack Ryan Edens did most of the damage at the plate: Makowski scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Edens scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trevor Cook, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a stolen base.
On Concord Academy's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Martin, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Lake Norman Charter pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs per game. As for Concord Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Norman Charter will face off against Concord at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Norman Charter is facing Concord at the right time seeing as Concord is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Concord Academy, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Union Preparatory at 4:00 p.m. Concord Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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