With a playoff game on the line, Covenant Day rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans 4-2. The victory was nothing new for Covenant Day as they're now sitting on five straight.
Alison Vandiver spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Covenant Day's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Charlotte Llaneza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Wesleyan Christian Academy's side, SK Carr made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Covenant Day's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9-1.
Covenant Day will head out on the road to challenge Cannon at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Covenant Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Wesleyan Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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