Baseball Recap: Terre Haute South Vigo takes loss despite strong efforts from Levi Weidenbenner and Cam Hoke

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 9:48am

Baseball Recap: Terre Haute South Vigo Braves vs. Covington Trojans

Terre Haute South Vigo was the 12-1 winner over Covington when they last played one another back in May of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Terre Haute South Vigo Braves fell just short of the Covington Trojans by a score of 9-8 on Monday.

Cam Hoke and Levi Weidenbenner did some serious damage despite the final result: Hoke scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Weidenbenner scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.

On Covington's side, Cian Moore was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Stein, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.

Terre Haute South Vigo's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Covington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-12.

Terre Haute South Vigo will be playing in front of their home fans against Clay City at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Terre Haute South Vigo has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Covington, they will head out on the road to square off against Oakwood at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

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