The Lake Norman Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Cox Mill Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Norman has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three, while Cox Mill will come in with nine straight victories.
Lake Norman lost a heartbreaker to West Rowan when they met back in April of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Wednesday. Lake Norman fell just short of West Rowan by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Lake Norman has lost by just one run.
Lake Norman saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Sandoval, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Cox Mill had just enough and edged Lake Norman out 3-2 on Monday.
Braylon Whitaker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Whitaker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other pitching news, John Ingle looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Andrew Bonhag and Colin Pritt did most of the damage at the plate: Bonhag went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, while Pritt scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Pritt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Barber, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Lake Norman's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for Cox Mill, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
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