Baseball Game Preview: Ponchatoula Green Wave vs. Covington Lions

Ponchatoula is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Covington is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Green Wave will welcome the Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ponchatoula 3.2, Covington 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Ponchatoula is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mandeville just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to the Skippers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Meanwhile, Covington beat Hammond 7-2 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Tornadoes: they've now won eight in a row.

Ponchatoula's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 17-8. As for Covington, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.