The Charles Henderson Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Wicksburg Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Charles Henderson will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Charles Henderson's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Greenville with a sharp 6-0 win. Considering the Trojans have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cole Pugh was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wicksburg). Everything went their way against Northside Methodist Academy on Thursday as they made off with a 15-3 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Charles Henderson's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-9. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Wicksburg, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-7.
Charles Henderson might still be hurting after the 14-5 defeat they got from Wicksburg when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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