For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Charleroi and McGuffey meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Cougars came up short against the Highlanders, falling 15-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Charleroi saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rya Dipietrantonio, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
Charleroi's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-5. As for McGuffey, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
While Charleroi had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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