South Mecklenburg is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Hopewell is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sabres will host the Titans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Mecklenburg 3.7, Hopewell 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, South Mecklenburg earned a 5-2 victory over Ballantyne Ridge.
Brayden Bartholomew tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Chase Bremer
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On the hitting side, Reese Guertin and Chase Bremer did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Another player making a difference was Andrew Gerow, who went 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.
Meanwhile, Hopewell was able to grind out a solid win over West Mecklenburg on Thursday, taking the game 5-1. The victory continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won nine in a row.
South Mecklenburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Hopewell, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
South Mecklenburg beat Hopewell 6-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will the Sabres repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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