Cannon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Covenant Day Lions an 11-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Cannon considering their two-run performance the game before.
Maddie Sturgill made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Sturgill has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sturgill was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Nicole Ratterman was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Jolie Matthews was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Covenant Day's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Allen, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Cannon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season. As for Covenant Day, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.
As of now, neither Cannon nor Covenant Day have any future games scheduled.
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