Cougars
| 04/22/26 @ Marvin Ridge | 3-2 |
| 04/21/26 vs Marvin Ridge | 8-4 |
| 04/17/26 vs Sun Valley | 18-8 |
| 04/15/26 @ Sun Valley | 10-4 |
| 04/14/26 vs Sun Valley | 5-4 |
| + 4 more games |
Charlotte Catholic hadn't done well against Marvin Ridge recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Cougars narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Mavericks 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Alex Hoffman got the start for Charlotte Catholic and what a start it was: he struck out 12 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Hoffman has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. Ben Bordeaux picked up the save, pitching 0.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Charlotte Catholic's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brady Marconi, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Andrew Smith also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Charlotte Catholic's record is now 20-3. As for Marvin Ridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.
Charlotte Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mavericks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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