East Rowan hit Lake Norman Charter with a five-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-6 back in March.
Lake Norman Charter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Wilkie, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another was Jesus Acuna, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Norman Charter and nudges their season record down to 10-7. As for East Rowan, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-4.
Coming up, Lake Norman Charter will welcome Pro Stock Royals Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Royals will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Knights surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Rowan, they will head out to take on West Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs will need to watch out since the Falcons have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
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