Baseball Recap: Mooresville Pioneers vs. Covenant Christian Warriors
Mooresville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Covenant Christian Warriors. That's more bragging rights for Mooresville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Liam Delp looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Levi Dorn, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Deklan Thompson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
On Covenant Christian's side, they got a good showing from Weston Laughlin, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Laughlin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nolan Moore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mooresville pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Covenant Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Mooresville will head out on the road to face off against Martinsville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mooresville is facing Martinsville at the right time seeing as Martinsville is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Covenant Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Heritage Christian at 5:30 p.m. Covenant Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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