Baseball Game Preview: Covington Buccs vs. Summit Country Day Silver Knights

The Covington Buccs are taking a road trip to challenge the Summit Country Day Silver Knights at 5:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Covington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Dayton Christian.

Meanwhile, Summit Country Day waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Cavaliers. That's two games straight that the Silver Knights have won by exactly ten runs.

Jack Phillabaum made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

In other batting news, Summit Country Day let Lucas Reder and Dillon Minton run wild. Reder went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs, while Minton went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Reder has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce McNair, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.

Summit Country Day kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Purcell Marian only managed four hits.

Summit Country Day pushed their record up to 17-10 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Covington, they now have a winning record of 13-12.