The Charlotte Latin Hawks will square off against the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Charlotte Latin has 11 straight wins, East Mecklenburg has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Charlotte Latin's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Covenant Day 1-0. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one run.
Covenant Day's batters probably weren't too happy with Avery Booker, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up zero walks). Booker has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Hampton was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg fell victim to Charlotte Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 8-0 to the Knights.
Charlotte Latin's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for East Mecklenburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Charlotte Latin came out on top in a nail-biter against East Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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