Baseball Recap: Young Americans Christian Eagles vs. Covington Academy Bulldogs
Sadly, Young Americans Christian is still looking for their first win of the season after 15 matchups. They fell just short of the Covington Academy Bulldogs by a score of 8-6 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Young Americans Christian of the 9-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Covington Academy's part, Austin Lowery made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Lowery was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lowery wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gino Brown, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kaden Slayton, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Young Americans Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Covington Academy, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7.
Young Americans Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-4 loss vs. Westminster Christian Academy on the 13th. As for Covington Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Peachtree Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Covington Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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