Covenant Christian came into Saturday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers a 15-0 shutout on Saturday. With that win, Covenant Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Cason Soots was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Soots was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Covenant Christian got a massive performance out of Ty Gillespie, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Nolan Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Covenant Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Covenant Christian will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter at 5:30 p.m. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Riverside at 10:00 a.m.
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