The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets will face off against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Mill has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fort Mill came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 13-1 to Lancaster.
Fort Mill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Verastegui, who went 2-for-3 with one double. That double was Verastegui's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Catholic got themselves on the board against East Mecklenburg on Friday, but East Mecklenburg never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Rachel Wildman, who gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks to keep East Mecklenburg off the board. Wildman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
Charlotte Catholic pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Mill, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Fort Mill beat Charlotte Catholic 5-1 in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. Will Fort Mill repeat their success, or does Charlotte Catholic has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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