Baseball Preview: Covina Colts vs. Charter Oak Chargers
Covina is 1-8 against Charter Oak since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Covina Colts will head out on the road to take on the Charter Oak Chargers at 3:30 p.m. Covina's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Charter Oak's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Covina will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Charter Oak, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Covina came out on top against Charter Oak by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Covina.
Declan Bowers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Covina saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Donovan Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryan Silva, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Covina is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10-1 record this season. As for Charter Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13-1.
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