After flying high against Hastings on Thursday, Charlotte came back down to earth. The Orioles fell just short of the Olivet Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Jackson Stewart was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Charlotte saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Powers, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was Powers' first of the season.
Charlotte dropped their record down to 10-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Olivet, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Charlotte will face off against Fowlerville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Olivet, they will challenge Western at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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