The Queen's Grant Stallions will head out on the road to face off against the North Mecklenburg Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Queen's Grant is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Queen's Grant fell victim to a rough 13-3 loss at the hands of Central Academy.
Garrett Morgan put in work no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and nine unearned) runs off seven hits. Morgan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Morgan wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Hatch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Queen's Grant didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Academy only tossed five.
Meanwhile, North Mecklenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Hopewell.
Queen's Grant's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for North Mecklenburg, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Queen's Grant has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Mecklenburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Queen's Grant came up short against North Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in March, falling 17-13. Can Queen's Grant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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