The Charlotte Christian Knights are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Butler Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Charlotte Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Charlotte Christian stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past South Mecklenburg 8-1.
Grant Nicholson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season. Wade Thompson relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, DJ Layton was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Logan Davis was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Butler fell victim to a tough 10-2 defeat at the hands of South Mecklenburg on Monday. Butler has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlotte Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Butler, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
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