Covenant Day is 1-9 against Cannon since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lions will square off against the Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Covenant Day's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Cannon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Covenant Day took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Charlotte Latin by a score of 6-2. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Cannon had just enough and edged out Providence Day 5-3 on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Layla Wagner, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
Cannon's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Covenant Day, their win bumped their record up to 17-5-1.
Covenant Day suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Cannon when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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