The Chatham Charter Knights will take on the Gates County Red Barons on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Chatham Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Ocracoke get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
M. (Jax) Young made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Murphy, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Chatham Charter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Gates County had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past North Moore 9-3 on Tuesday. The Red Barons not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 4th (when they won 17-1).
Chatham Charter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Gates County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
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