Charlotte Catholic put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the East Mecklenburg Eagles a 10-0 shutout. Charlotte Catholic's victory was all the more impressive since East Mecklenburg was averaging only 4.1 runs allowed on the season.
Not much got past Mason Child, who gave up just zero hits and racked up eight Ks to keep East Mecklenburg off the board. Child has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Charlotte Catholic got a massive performance out of Jon Fijalkowski, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Joey Hall, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Charlotte Catholic's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. As for East Mecklenburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
Charlotte Catholic will take on Christ School at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Charlotte Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Christ School's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Mecklenburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Charlotte Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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