Cannon had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-20 to make it six. They came up short against the Charlotte Christian Knights, falling 15-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-2 on Tuesday.
As for Charlotte Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
For Charlotte Christian's part, they gave Russ Berger the start and clearly made the right call: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Will Parrish relieved him and did a solid job, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Charlotte Christian got a massive performance out of Hudson Simmons, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jacob Reynolds, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Cannon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-0 defeat against Providence Day on the 28th. As for Charlotte Christian, they have also already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Charlotte Latin on the 28th.
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