East Wake Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Chatham Charter on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by just one run.
East Wake Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Mason, who went 1-for-5 with three RBI and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for East Wake Academy and nudges their season record down to 6-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Chatham Charter, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Wake Academy will square off against Voyager Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.5, the Vikings 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Chatham Charter, they will take on Jordan-Matthews at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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