Chatham Central and Bartlett Yancey are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Chatham Central Bears will welcome the Bartlett Yancey Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bartlett Yancey took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Chatham Central, who comes in off a win.
Chatham Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Jordan-Matthews 14-1 on Friday. The Bears not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 4, 2024.
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Carson Jackson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter King, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Reid Albright was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Chatham Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bartlett Yancey didn't have quite enough to beat Reidsville on Tuesday and fell 9-8.
The victory made it two in a row for Chatham Central and bumps their season record up to 2-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only three in the others. As for Bartlett Yancey, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Chatham Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Bartlett Yancey in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. Will Chatham Central repeat their success, or does Bartlett Yancey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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