Cannon and Charlotte Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Cannon Cougars will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Charlotte Christian Knights at 4:30 p.m. Cannon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Cannon will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Cox Mill out 16-14.
Cannon got a massive performance out of Nicole Ratterman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Kenzie Sturgill was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Charlotte Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Providence Day.
Anna Hinde made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last seven times she's played.
Even though they lost, Charlotte Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Cannon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-1 record this season. As for Charlotte Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Cannon hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Charlotte Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cannon came out on top in a nail-biter against Charlotte Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 6-4. Will Cannon repeat their success, or does Charlotte Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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