Covenant Christian has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Covenant Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Covenant Christian's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Indianapolis Crispus Attucks with a sharp 15-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Covenant Christian considering their one-run performance the game before.
Cason Soots was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Soots was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Covenant Christian got a massive performance out of Ty Gillespie, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Nolan Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Indianapolis Lutheran on Tuesday.
Covenant Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Covenant Christian's way against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 as Covenant Christian made off with a 10-2 victory. Will Covenant Christian repeat their success, or does Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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