The Charlotte S Stampede will head out to take on the Grace Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Charlotte S has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Grace Academy will arrive with five straight victories.
Charlotte S came up short against Metrolina Christian Academy on Tuesday, falling 12-3.
Charlotte S saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tim Barry, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Barry's first of the season. Another was Jandel Rodriguez, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Grace Academy got the win against Covenant Classical on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-1. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Seth Stanton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stanton was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other pitching news, Andrew Nowlin tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
Back at the plate, Hunter Murphy was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Atwell, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Grace Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing nine strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.5 in the others. As for Charlotte S, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
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