The Covington Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Evangelical Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Covington's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Millington Central 13-0. Considering the Chargers have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Evangelical Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Lausanne Collegiate 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Banks Addison, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. 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. Bradley Smith was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Evangelical Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Covington, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-10.
Covington couldn't quite get it done against Evangelical Christian when the teams last played back in March as they fell 13-8. Can the Chargers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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