Charleston's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They never let the Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Wyatt Gordon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Gordon was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Luke Bonnstetter and Owen Bennett did most of the damage at the plate: Bonnstetter went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Bennett went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Bonnstetter has become a key player for Charleston: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Quinn Taylor, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Trojans
| 04/17/25 @ Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City | 46.2% |
| 04/16/25 @ Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg | 30.4% |
| 04/12/25 @ Mt. Vernon | 28.1% |
| 04/11/25 vs Shelbyville | 30.4% |
| 04/08/25 @ Neoga | 11.5% |
| + 7 more games |
Charleston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Charleston is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Coming up, Charleston will face off against Rantoul at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, they will square off against Red Hill on Saturday.
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