Baseball Recap: The Covenant Eagles vs. Carlisle Chiefs
The Covenant scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Carlisle Chiefs an 18-0 shutout. With that victory, The Covenant brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Beau Bloxsom made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Bloxsom was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Odin Erickson and Hudson Reese did most of the damage at the plate: Erickson scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Reese went 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Philip Venton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for The Covenant and bumps their season record up to 4-4. As for Carlisle, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. The Covenant will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Roanoke Catholic at 5:00 p.m. As for Carlisle, they will square off against Blue Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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