Baseball Recap: Charlotte Christian Knights vs. Covenant Day Lions
Charlotte Christian entered their tilt with Covenant Day with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Covenant Day Lions a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Charlotte Christian also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Charlotte Christian got a great performance from Grant Nicholson as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Nicholson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on DJ Layton, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Farrell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Charlotte Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Covenant Day, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-11.
Charlotte Christian will head out on the road to take on Providence Day at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence Day will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Covenant Day, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cannon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Cannon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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