Baseball Recap: The Covenant Sets Scoring Season-High Against Eastern Mennonite

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

04/29/25 @ Eastern Mennonite	28
03/25/25 @ Blue Ridge	18
03/14/25 @ Fredericksburg Christian	14
04/16/25 @ Hargrave Military Academy	11
04/14/25 vs Fredericksburg Christian	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask The Covenant). They put the hurt on the Eastern Mennonite Flames with a sharp 28-4 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Eagles have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jonathan Albert was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with five runs, two doubles, and one triple. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three).

In other batting news, Latham Clark was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. He is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Hudson Reese, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.

The Covenant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The Covenant pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Eastern Mennonite, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. The Covenant will host Roanoke Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles are facing the Celtics at the right time seeing as the Celtics are stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Eastern Mennonite, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Fishburne Military at 4:30 p.m. The Caissons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.91 runs per game on average), something the Flames will no doubt try to take advantage of.