South Mecklenburg was the 7-0 winner over Myers Park when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The South Mecklenburg Sabres fell just short of the Myers Park Mustangs by a score of 2-1 on Friday. South Mecklenburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cole Gillis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Louis Hill made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Myers Park's side, Clay Masonis tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Myers Park saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Butler, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI.
South Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Myers Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
South Mecklenburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Myers Park, they will head out on the road to face off against Northwest Guilford at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwest Guilford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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