Charlotte Latin waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Charlotte S Stampede 2-1. This was payback for Charlotte Latin, who suffered a 10-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Graham Blanton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Tommy Beason was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
On Charlotte S's side, JJ Harrell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Charlotte S saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Pinion, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Charlotte S didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlotte Latin only tossed four.
Charlotte Latin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Charlotte S, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Charlotte Latin is on the road again on Tuesday to play Myers Park at 7:00 p.m. As for Charlotte S, they will square off against Mallard Creek at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mallard Creek hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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