Baseball Game Preview: Covington Owls vs. Italy Gladiators

Covington hasn't had much luck against Italy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Covington Owls will square off against the Italy Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Neither Covington nor Italy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Friday just wasn't the day for Covington's offense. They fell just short of Aquilla by a score of 2-0 on Friday.

Meanwhile, Italy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 11-2 to Itasca.

Italy's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Covington, they now have a losing record of 0-1-1.

Covington suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Italy when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Covington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.