Lake Norman Charter has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the East Rowan Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Lake Norman Charter sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Carson. That's two games straight that Lake Norman Charter has won by just one run.
Colin Weathers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. He also set a new season high mark in walks with no.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Janson Kane, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jesus Acuna was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Rowan waltzed into their match on Tuesday with 17 straight wins... but they left with 18. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans a 10-0 shutout. Considering East Rowan has won 18 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
East Rowan also got a great performance from Joe Burleyson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Burleyson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Harrison Ailshie and Cobb Hightower did most of the damage at the plate: Ailshie went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Hightower went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Hightower has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was McCall Henderson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Lake Norman Charter pushed their record up to 17-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for East Rowan, their win bumped their record up to 25-1.
Lake Norman Charter suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to East Rowan when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Rowan's Logan Dyer, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Lake Norman Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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