Charlotte Christian waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Covenant Day Lions. This was payback for Charlotte Christian, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
DJ Layton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Layton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Layton was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
In other pitching news, 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Layton wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Davis, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Davis is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Charlotte Christian's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for Covenant Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Charlotte Christian beat Covenant Day by a score of 5-0.
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