Charlotte Christian is 8-2 against Covenant Day since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Charlotte Christian Knights will be playing at home against the Covenant Day Lions at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Charlotte Christian: 3.7, Covenant Day: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Covenant Day is hoping to do on Thursday what they couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Charlotte Christian's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Charlotte Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Covenant Day and snuck past 3-1.
Charlotte Christian got a great performance from Nic Harris as he struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Harris has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Charlotte Christian's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was DJ Layton, who went 3-for-4 with a home run. Layton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Charlotte Christian pushed their record up to 18-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Covenant Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Charlotte Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Covenant Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. 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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