Charlotte Christian entered their tilt with Covenant Day with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Covenant Day Lions a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Charlotte Christian also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Charlotte Christian got a great performance from Grant Nicholson as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Nicholson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on DJ Layton, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Farrell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Charlotte Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Covenant Day, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-11.
Charlotte Christian will head out on the road to take on Providence Day at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence Day will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Covenant Day, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cannon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Cannon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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