The Covenant is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Thursday. They will be playing at home against the Carlisle Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, The Covenant beat Christchurch School 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Latham Clark was excellent, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jay Lineweaver was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Carlisle owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They blew past Eastern Mennonite 9-0.
The result came thanks to Cole Scarce's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one).
At the plate, Carlisle let Luke Carter and Mason Wood run wild. Carter scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Wood went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Casey Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
The win got Carlisle back to even at 1-1. As for The Covenant, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything went The Covenant's way against Carlisle when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as The Covenant made off with an 18-0 win. Does The Covenant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carlisle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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