After two games on the road, East Mecklenburg is heading back home. They will take on the Independence Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but East Mecklenburg ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Covenant Day out 5-4.
Jeremiah Golden made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Golden was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Golden wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Woodrow Gray, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Independence fell victim to a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Providence last Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Independence in their matchups with Providence: they've now lost nine in a row.
East Mecklenburg is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
East Mecklenburg skirted past Independence 4-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will East Mecklenburg repeat their success, or does Independence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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