The Covenant Day Lions will head out to face off against the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Covenant Day's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so East Mecklenburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Covenant Day's tournament run continued when they took on Hopewell on Tuesday. The Lions fell just short of the Titans by a score of 3-2.
Covenant Day got a good showing from Issac Snapp, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the fewest hits Snapp has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Owen Duncan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. James Cosper also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 13-7 to Charlotte Latin.
Andrew White made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Covenant Day has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-4 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for East Mecklenburg, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Covenant Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Mecklenburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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