The Hopewell Titans will head out to square off against the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopewell will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Hopewell can't be too worried about heading out to take on South Mecklenburg: they just beat West Mecklenburg at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Titans walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Hawks on Thursday.
Meanwhile, South Mecklenburg beat Ballantyne Ridge 5-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sabres.
Brayden Bartholomew tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, South Mecklenburg let Reese Guertin and Chase Bremer run wild. Guertin scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Bremer scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave Bremer a new career-high. Andrew Gerow was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
South Mecklenburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Hopewell pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.6 runs over those games. As for South Mecklenburg, their record is now 13-7.
Hopewell couldn't quite get it done against South Mecklenburg in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can the Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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