Charlotte Christian is 9-1 against Providence Day since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Charlotte Christian Knights will head out on the road to take on the Providence Day Chargers at 4:00 p.m. Charlotte Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Charlotte Christian is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Charlotte Country Day School on Thursday as Charlotte Christian made off with a 16-0 win. With that victory, Charlotte Christian brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Anna Hinde was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sydney Francois, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Providence Day waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 4-1.
Rachel Lyons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Providence Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Annabelle Cicoletti, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Charlotte Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Providence Day, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Charlotte Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Providence Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Charlotte Christian skirted past Providence Day 6-4 when the teams last played on April 4th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lyons, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Charlotte Christian still be able to contain Lyons? There's only one way to find out.
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