The Charlotte S Stampede will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Carolina Royals at 6:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Charlotte S can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Carmel Christian with a sharp 15-4 win.
Ethan McCrary was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). McCrary has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single run in three consecutive pitching appearances. McCrary was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tim Barry, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Tommy Shaw was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Carolina Royals put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Smithtown Christian as Carolina Royals made off with an 11-2 victory. With that win, Carolina Royals brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
David Rowles looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Joseph Zaffarese and Matt McKnight did most of the damage at the plate: Zaffarese scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while McKnight went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Luke Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Charlotte S's record is now 5-3. As for Carolina Royals, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Charlotte S beat Carolina Royals 4-1 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rowles, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Charlotte S still be able to contain Rowles? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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