Charlotte Christian is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of A.C. Flora. The Knights put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 11-4 victory. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Falcons back in March, they had to take a 2-1 loss.
Ivan Andino
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Ivan Andino made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Russ Berger looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Drew Darling, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Matty Carroll was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Charlotte Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Charlotte Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for A.C. Flora, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-6-1 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Charlotte Christian will host Charlotte Latin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights are on a five-game streak of home wins, the Hawks a seven-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. As for A.C. Flora, they will welcome Richland Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons are facing the Cavaliers at the right time seeing as the Cavaliers are stuck on a 15-game losing streak.
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