Baseball Preview: Covina Colts vs. Charter Oak Chargers
Covina is 0-8 against Charter Oak since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Covina Colts will be playing at home against the Charter Oak Chargers at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Covina has not struggled against Northview recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Covina walked away with a 7-4 victory over Northview.
Covina got a great performance from Carter Ulrich as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Ulrich has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Donovan Rendon, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Noah Echeverria, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Charter Oak had just enough and edged Diamond Ranch out 5-4 on Friday. That's two games straight that Charter Oak has won by just one run.
Aaron Ledesma looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Julian Salmon was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Martin Luna was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Covina's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-10-1. As for Charter Oak, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12-1.
Covina came up short against Charter Oak in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 6-3. Will Covina have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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