The Lake Norman Charter Knights will head out to take on the Concord Spiders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Norman Charter will be strutting in after a win while Concord will be coming in after a loss.
Lake Norman Charter headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Robinson let them put that streak behind them. The Knights put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 18-0 victory on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Morgan Gadd made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
In other batting news, Lake Norman Charter got a big performance out of Ilyana Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Sarah Negrete was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Lake Norman Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .680. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Concord fell victim to South Rowan and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 10-0. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Spiders' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Concord saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anamaria Shuman, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Lake Norman Charter picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 3-8. As for Concord, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Lake Norman Charter couldn't quite finish off Concord in their previous matchup back in March and fell 6-4. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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