It was a good run, but The Covenant unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Trinity Christian Gryphons by a score of 6-5. The Covenant was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Trinity Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2016.
Hudson Reese made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Philip Venton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Trinity Christian's side, Caleb Bang and Ryan Gardner did most of the damage at the plate: Bang scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Gardner went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. Isaac Norman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
The Covenant's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5. As for Trinity Christian, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
The Covenant will take on Miller School of Albemarle at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Trinity Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Southern Maryland Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian is facing Southern Maryland Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Southern Maryland Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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