Baseball Recap: Covington Trojans vs. North Vermillion Falcons
Covington entered their tilt with North Vermillion with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the North Vermillion Falcons with a sharp 12-2 victory on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Covington also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Kolten Haymaker made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Haymaker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Landon Hardy was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Creux Rieman, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
On North Vermillion's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aden Rangel, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Rangel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Covington pushed their record up to 10-13 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for North Vermillion, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Covington will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Vermillion: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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