Charlotte Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the East Mecklenburg Eagles a 2-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Charlotte Catholic, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jack Hedrick tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Charlotte Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Greeley, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Charlotte Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for East Mecklenburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7.
Charlotte Catholic will head out on the road to face off against South Mecklenburg at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Mecklenburg: 2.7, Charlotte Catholic: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for East Mecklenburg, they will be playing at home against Providence at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Mecklenburg: 4, Providence: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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