On Wednesday, Covenant Christian Academy faced Chalmette in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Covenant Christian Academy Lions' pitcher stepped up to hand the Chalmette Owls a 3-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Covenant Christian Academy.
Evan Duplantis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Covenant Christian Academy's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Loupe, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Chalmette's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Armstrong, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Chalmette hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Covenant Christian Academy struck out eight times.
Covenant Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Chalmette, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-3.
Covenant Christian Academy will take on Morgan City at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Covenant Christian Academy's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home while Morgan City has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Chalmette, they will square off against Bonnabel at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chalmette's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Bonnabel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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