Calvary Christian had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Lafayette Christian Cougars. That's more bragging rights for Calvary Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Carson Ward looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Levi Carroll, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and an additional RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Strickland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Calvary Christian pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.4 runs. As for Lafayette Christian, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-3.
Calvary Christian will head out on the road to take on Troup County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Calvary Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Troup County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lafayette Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Manchester at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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