South Mecklenburg is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Charlotte Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sabres will be taking part in a tournament against the Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Mecklenburg 3.5, Charlotte Christian 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South Mecklenburg's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Hopewell. The Sabres have beaten the Titans the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Titans has come to flipping the script.

Reese Guertin
04/12/25 vs Hopewell | 11 |
03/28/25 vs Sun Valley | 6 |
03/15/25 vs Charlotte Catholic | 6 |
03/08/25 @ Watauga | 6 |
03/21/25 vs Palisades | 5 |
Reese Guertin made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Guertin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Luke-Judy, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Christian had just enough and edged out Hough 2-1 on Monday.
Wade Thompson looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
Charlotte Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for South Mecklenburg, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
South Mecklenburg suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Charlotte Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Sabres avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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