After four games on the road, Charlotte Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Independence Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Charlotte Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
While Charlotte Catholic has not struggled against Butler recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Charlotte Catholic had just enough and edged Butler out 3-2. The win was just what Charlotte Catholic needed coming off of an 11-3 defeat in their prior match.
Mason Child tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Charlotte Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joey Hall, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Independence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Mecklenburg.
Charlotte Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Charlotte Catholic took their victory against Independence in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 10-0. Will Charlotte Catholic repeat their success, or does Independence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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