The Lake Norman Wildcats will square off against the Cox Mill Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Norman will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Monday, Lake Norman got the win against Mooresville by a conclusive 9-3.
Christian Sandoval tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Carson Cherry was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cox Mill started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against South Iredell. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 6-5 on Friday.
Andrew Bonhag made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Lake Norman now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Cox Mill, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Norman has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cox Mill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lake Norman came up short against Cox Mill when the teams last played back in April, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cox Mill's Braylon Whitaker, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Now that Lake Norman 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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