Covenant Day has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.72 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Monday. They lost 10-3 to the Cannon Cougars. The Lions have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Avery Houseton was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Houseton was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Houseton wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charlotte Hall, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Covenant Day's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-4-1. As for Cannon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-5-1 record this season.
Covenant Day wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 14-4 win against Charlotte Country Day School on the 15th. As for Cannon, they have also already played their next game, an 11-1 victory against Charlotte Christian on the 15th.
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