Charlotte Christian is 8-2 against Wesleyan Christian Academy since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Charlotte Christian Knights will be playing at home against the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Charlotte Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Charlotte Catholic 3-1.
Nic Harris tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Logan Davis came in to relieve Harris and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
On the hitting side, Charlotte Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leo Munoz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Wesleyan Christian Academy waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Furies with a sharp 15-1 win. The result was nothing new for Wesleyan Christian Academy, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Sawyer Black and Cole Bowman did most of the damage at the plate: Black went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Bowman went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Grayson McDonald was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Charlotte Christian now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Charlotte Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wesleyan Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Charlotte Christian suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Wesleyan Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Charlotte Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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