The Crest Chargers will face off against the North Gaston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Crest's victory against South Point wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Chargers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Red Raiders on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, North Gaston made easy work of Ashbrook on Thursday and carried off an 11-1 win. Considering the Wildcats have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Blake Mitchell tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
North Gaston is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Crest, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Crest suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to North Gaston when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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