Charlotte Christian came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Carmel Christian Cougars a 3-0 shutout. Give Charlotte Christian's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
DJ Layton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Layton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Layton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Grant Nicholson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
Layton wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cohen Bettencourt, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Charlotte Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Carmel Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-12.
Charlotte Christian will look to defend their home field on Friday against Providence Day at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Charlotte Christian's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Providence Day has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Carmel Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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