Cougars
| 03/10/26 @ Piedmont | 19 |
| 03/27/26 @ Porter Ridge | 16 |
| 03/25/26 vs Porter Ridge | 10 |
| 03/11/26 vs Piedmont | 10 |
| 04/09/26 @ Providence Academy | 8 |
Charlotte Catholic barely beat Sun Valley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars blew past the Spartans 10-4 on Wednesday. Considering the Cougars have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Charlotte Catholic got a great performance from Alex Hoffman as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Hoffman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Brady Marconi was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI and one run. Chatham Riginos also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Charlotte Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .532. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sun Valley only posted an OBP of .303.
The victory (which was Charlotte Catholic's sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sun Valley, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-11.
Charlotte Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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