Covington had lost seven straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 6-8 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Riverside Pirates by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Buccaneers couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Riverside, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games.
For Riverside's part, Brody Orsborne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Riverside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Syler Clark, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases Clark has posted over his last two matchups.
Looking ahead, Covington will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Miami East at 5:00 p.m. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.63 runs per game on average), something the Buccaneers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Riverside, they will head out to challenge Milton-Union at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.
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