Baseball Preview: Covington Buccs vs. Riverside Pirates
The Covington Buccs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Riverside Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Covington's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Lehman Catholic on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Riverside was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They fell just short of Milton-Union by a score of 4-2.
Riverside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Manning, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Covington's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Riverside, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.
Covington skirted past Riverside 1-0 when the teams last played on April 9th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Riverside's Sam King, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Covington still be able to contain King? There's only one way to find out.
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