Charlotte Catholic is 1-9 against Marvin Ridge since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cougars will face off against the Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Charlotte Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Charlotte Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Weddington, who was ranked 18th at the time (Charlotte Catholic was ranked 17th). Neither the Cougars nor the Warriors could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 tie. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Bearcats 8-2.
Marvin Ridge's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. Charlotte Catholic's tie gives them a new season record of 19-2-1.
Charlotte Catholic came up short against Marvin Ridge in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, falling 7-4. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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