With a playoff game on the line, The Villages Charter rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the North Marion Colts. This was a revenge game for The Villages Charter, as the team was forced to settle for a 13-3 loss when these two played last Thursday.
Lincoln Gagne was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Gagne was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Anderson, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
On North Marion's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Sayler, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
The Villages Charter is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for North Marion, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-13.
The Villages Charter will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Merritt Island at 7:00 p.m. Merritt Island will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something The Villages Charter surely won't give up without a fight. North Marion does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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