The Covenant Day Lions will take on the Palisades Pumas at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Friday just wasn't the day for Covenant Day's offense. They fell just short of Charlotte Latin by a score of 1-0 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by just one run.
Grant Gardner
| 04/11/25 @ Charlotte Latin | 10 |
| 04/03/25 vs Providence Day | 8 |
| 03/27/25 vs Cannon | 12 |
| 03/18/25 @ Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 13 |
| 03/11/25 vs Wesleyan Christian Academy | 14 |
| + 2 more games |
Grant Gardner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Palisades suffered their closest loss since February 29, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Charlotte S by a score of 4-2.
Palisades also got a good showing from Patrick Bankos, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Palisades saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Beam, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Max Wearing was another, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Covenant Day's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Palisades, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
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