Chapel Hill fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Westlake on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 on Tuesday.
Jayden Lawrence
| 04/01/25 @ Westlake | 12 |
| 02/15/25 vs East Forsyth | 11 |
| 03/03/25 vs Forest Park | 10 |
| 02/24/25 vs Villa Rica | 9 |
| 03/29/25 @ Jackson | 8 |
| + 3 more games |
Jayden Lawrence spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Chapel Hill's success: when he posts at least ten strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 5-11 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Chapel Hill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Harrell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Chapel Hill has also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Westlake, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Lions beat Chapel Hill by a score of 11-8 on Wednesday.
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