Mallard Creek has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the West Charlotte Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mallard Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Mallard Creek put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past North Mecklenburg 10-2. Ten seems to be a good number for Mallard Creek as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lenton Williams was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maximus Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 19-1 defeat to Hopewell might stick with them for a while.
Mallard Creek's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for West Charlotte, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Mallard Creek's way against West Charlotte when the teams last played on March 4th as Mallard Creek made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mallard Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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