The North Moore Mustangs will square off against the Chatham Charter Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Moore will be strutting in after a win while Chatham Charter will be coming in after a loss.
North Moore's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Graham with a sharp 13-0 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Macey Jackson made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Calissa Clendenin and Ansley Preslar did most of the damage at the plate: Clendenin scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Preslar went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and one run. That's the most runs Clendenin has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Haley Havner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Chatham Charter fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against River Mill on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 6-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
North Moore pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Chatham Charter, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
North Moore suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Chatham Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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