Chatham Central had lost seven straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 7-14 to make it eight. They lost 7-1 to the North Moore Mustangs. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Bears couldn't push the score so high this time.
Chatham Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Albright, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for North Moore, they moved to 8-9 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
On North Moore's side, John Carre made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Carre also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Moore is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 6-8 otherwise. Carre was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dawson Futrell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of North Moore's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is undefeated (and 4-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Clewis, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
While Chatham Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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