Softball Preview: Covenant Day Lions vs. Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers
The Covenant Day Lions will head out on the road to take on the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Covenant Day is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Friday, Covenant Day had just enough and edged Providence Day out 3-1. That's two games straight that Covenant Day has won by exactly two runs.
Alison Vandiver spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on seven hits.
At the plate, Covenant Day's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isabelle (Izzy) Horton, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Allen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Charlotte Country Day School was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to Charlotte Latin. Charlotte Country Day School has not had much luck with Charlotte Latin recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Covenant Day's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Charlotte Country Day School, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Everything went Covenant Day's way against Charlotte Country Day School when the teams last played on April 12th as Covenant Day made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covenant Day since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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