The Charlotte Latin Hawks will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Union Academy Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Charlotte Latin will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Providence Day, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Charlotte Latin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Providence Day on Tuesday.
James Peters looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Charlotte Latin got a big performance out of Tommy Beason, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Union Academy's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.1 points allowed on Wednesday. Union Academy won by a run and slipped past Lincoln Charter 12-11. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Union Academy.
Jeremiah Shine was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Carter Devore was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Charlotte Latin's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-9. As for Union Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
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