Clover Garden School entered their tilt with Chatham Charter with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-12 victory over the Chatham Charter Knights on Wednesday. Clover Garden School's win was all the more impressive since Chatham Charter was averaging only 3.92 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Sydnee Summers, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was MacKenzie Shepherd, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
On Chatham Charter's side, Ella Ingle made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Ingle has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassie McKeithan, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Chatham Charter kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clover Garden School only hit ten.
Clover Garden School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Chatham Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
Clover Garden School will be playing in front of their home fans against River Mill at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clover Garden School will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. Chatham Charter will take on Southwestern Randolph at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chatham Charter: 3.9, Southwestern Randolph: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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