Covenant Day is 0-3 against Wesleyan Christian Academy since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Covenant Day Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Covenant Day will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Covenant Day will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Charlotte Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Covenant Day blew past Charlotte Christian 11-4.
Alison Vandiver was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Vandiver has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vandiver was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charlotte Llaneza, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Avery Houseton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wesleyan Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Ravens with a sharp 16-2 victory. Considering Wesleyan Christian Academy has won seven contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Covenant Day, Wesleyan Christian Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: SK Carr. Throwing, Carr pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Alexis Emery pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Carr went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Emery got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayla Raimondi, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Mackenzie Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Covenant Day pushed their record up to 11-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-8-1.
Covenant Day suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Wesleyan Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wesleyan Christian Academy's Maris Morgan, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Now that Covenant Day knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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