Baseball Recap: The Covenant Eagles vs. Hargrave Military Academy Tigers
The Covenant put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hargrave Military Academy Tigers as The Covenant Eagles made off with an 18-5 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what The Covenant needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Evan Pariseau made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Pariseau was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Hudson Reese and Latham Clark did most of the damage at the plate: Reese scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Clark scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Will Park was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Hargrave Military Academy's side, Miles Rountrey-Gentle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Rountrey-Gentle is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Colin Terrell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The Covenant pushed their record up to 8-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Hargrave Military Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
The Covenant will look to defend their home field on Friday against Virginia Episcopal School at 4:30 p.m. Virginia Episcopal School will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something The Covenant surely won't give up without a fight. Hargrave Military Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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