Charlotte Catholic is 7-0 against Garinger since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Charlotte Catholic Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Garinger Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Charlotte Catholic will head into Wednesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Christ the King on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-run defeat they were dealt last Saturday. Charlotte Catholic fell just short of Christ the King by a score of 6-4. Charlotte Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlotte Catholic got a good showing from Jack Hedrick, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Hedrick has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, John McKillop was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Gornet, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Charlotte Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Garinger is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 18-8 to Rocky River on Friday. One positive for Garinger, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Charlotte Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Garinger, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything went Charlotte Catholic's way against Garinger in their previous matchup back in March as Charlotte Catholic made off with a 15-0 victory. Does Charlotte Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garinger turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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