East Mecklenburg fell victim to Charlotte Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Charlotte Catholic Cougars by a score of 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for East Mecklenburg in their matchups with Charlotte Catholic: they've now lost eight in a row.
For Charlotte Catholic's part, East Mecklenburg's batters probably weren't too happy with Rachel Wildman, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 17 Ks (she gave up two walks). Wildman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Reagan Ryan was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Madden Glossner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
East Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 6-10-1. As for Charlotte Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
East Mecklenburg will head out on the road to challenge Garinger at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Garinger is coming into the game with three straight defeats at home, meaning East Mecklenburg will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Charlotte Catholic, they will head out on the road to take on South Mecklenburg at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
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