The Covington Buccaneers will face off against the Milton-Union Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Covington will be strutting in after a victory while Milton-Union will be coming in after a defeat.
Milton-Union will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Covington extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Buccaneers walked away with a 5-1 win over Bethel.
Meanwhile, Milton-Union fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Miami East on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Dylan McGuffey put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 7.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last four contests. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Gauge McKee was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
The victory got Covington back to even at 8-8. As for Milton-Union, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
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