West Mecklenburg hasn't had much luck against Hopewell recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. West Mecklenburg will look to defend their home field against Hopewell at 5:30 p.m. West Mecklenburg has given up an average of 20 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Mecklenburg is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They came up short against North Mecklenburg, falling 15-1.
Meanwhile, Hopewell got themselves on the board against Chambers on Thursday, but Chambers never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 17-0 win. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 16 runs or more this season.
Ellie Wicks made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Wicks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Scarlett Ernest was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kori West, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Hopewell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .783. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Hopewell is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. West Mecklenburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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