Baseball Preview: Mandeville Skippers vs. Covington Lions
The Mandeville Skippers will head out on the road to challenge the Covington Lions at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mandeville: 2.3, Covington: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mandeville stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Hammond as Mandeville made off with a 10-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Mandeville as they're now sitting on three straight.
The team relied heavily on Mason Hickman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Fischer, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Covington entered their tilt with Northshore with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 5-2 on Thursday.
Mandeville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6. As for Covington, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Everything went Mandeville's way against Covington in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Mandeville made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mandeville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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