The Robinson Bulldogs will face off against the Lake Norman Charter Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday, Robinson didn't have quite enough to beat South Rowan and fell 4-3. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Bryson Honeycutt put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Barbee was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Lake Norman Charter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past West Rowan 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for the Knights as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Garrett Burris looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Lake Norman Charter's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Palmer Hayes, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in RBI. Jesus Acuna was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Lake Norman Charter and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Robinson, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Robinson suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Lake Norman Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Robinson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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