The A.C. Flora Falcons are taking a road trip to face off against the Charlotte Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as A.C. Flora comes in on three and Charlotte Christian on nine.
A.C. Flora's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Richland Northeast. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Christian faced Charlotte Latin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Knights blew past the Hawks 6-0. The Knights are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the eighth contest they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Grant Nicholson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Owen Farrell was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run and one stolen base. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Witt McCammon was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Charlotte Christian pushed their record up to 22-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for A.C. Flora, their win bumped their record up to 15-5-1.
A.C. Flora skirted past Charlotte Christian 2-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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