Charlotte Catholic is 5-0 against East Mecklenburg since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Charlotte Catholic Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Charlotte Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Charlotte Catholic came up short against Butler and fell 7-4.
John McKillop was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Nathan Schwartz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Spartans onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Jeremiah Golden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Addison, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Charlotte Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for East Mecklenburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Charlotte Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Mecklenburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Charlotte Catholic's way against East Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Charlotte Catholic made off with a 15-0 victory. Will Charlotte Catholic repeat their success, or does East Mecklenburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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