It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Charlotte Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Alexander Central Cougars and snuck past 4-3. The win was familiar territory for Charlotte Catholic who now have seven in a row.
Charlotte Catholic got a great performance from Mason Child as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Child has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Charlotte Catholic saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Hucko, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Charlotte Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Alexander Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-13.
As of now, neither Charlotte Catholic nor Alexander Central have any future games scheduled.
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