The matchup between Charlotte Catholic and East Mecklenburg on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Cougars put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 13-6 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.
Will O'Rourke looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Matt McKnight was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Gornet, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Cougars
| 04/08/25 vs East Mecklenburg | 13-6 |
| 04/01/25 vs Butler | 15-5 |
| 03/28/25 vs Hickory Grove Christian | 6-1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Rocky River | 19-0 |
| 03/12/25 vs Charlotte Christian | 6-5 |
| + 3 more games |
Charlotte Catholic's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for East Mecklenburg, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.
Coming up, Charlotte Catholic will challenge Carmel Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carmel Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.93 runs per game on average), something Charlotte Catholic will no doubt try to take advantage of. East Mecklenburg will be paying especially close attention to the Cougars' match: after the Cougars faces off against the Cougars, they'll take on East Mecklenburg again at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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