Baseball Recap: Cheraw Extends Winning Streak to Four

Cheraw had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Andrew Jackson Volunteers with a sharp 11-1 victory. Considering the Braves have won three matches by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Anthony Strong

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/19/25 vs Andrew Jackson	6
05/06/24 @ Oceanside Collegiate Academy	5
04/26/24 @ Buford	5
04/12/24 @ Central	5
03/02/24 vs North Myrtle Beach	5

Anthony Strong made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brayden Michael, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

Cheraw was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Cheraw's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Andrew Jackson, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Coming up, Cheraw will venture away from home to take on Andrew Jackson at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Andrew Jackson, they will host Camden at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Andrew Jackson has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.