Charlotte Christian can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past the South Mecklenburg Sabres 8-1. Winning may never get old, but Charlotte Christian sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Charlotte Christian got a great performance from Grant Nicholson as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Nicholson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season. Wade Thompson relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, DJ Layton was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On South Mecklenburg's side, Cole Gillis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, South Mecklenburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christopher Short, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Charlotte Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for South Mecklenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 13-2.
Charlotte Christian is on the road again on Wednesday to play Butler at 4:00 p.m. As for South Mecklenburg, they will take on Ardrey Kell at 6:30 p.m. on April 10th. South Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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