Charlotte Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Christ the King proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Charlotte Catholic Cougars out 6-4. This was payback for Christ the King, who suffered a 10-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Patrick Walsh, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Chad Wilson, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Charlotte Catholic's side, they got a good showing from Jack Hedrick, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Hedrick has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, John McKillop made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cooper Gornet, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Charlotte Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christ the King only tossed a.
Christ the King is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Charlotte Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.
Christ the King will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln Charter will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. Charlotte Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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