Bolivar Central is 0-8 against Covington since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bolivar Central Tigers will be playing at home against the Covington Chargers at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Bolivar Central can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Fayette Academy as Bolivar Central made off with a 17-9 win. The victory was just what Bolivar Central needed coming off of a 13-4 defeat in their prior game.
Mollie Nuckolls was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Isabella Lax was another key contributor, scoring five runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Covington can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They put the hurt on Bartlett with a sharp 16-5 win. Covington's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last five games.
Brookelyn Waldon was a standout: she scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kale Wheeler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Bolivar Central's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.3 runs. As for Covington, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-11.
Bolivar Central might still be hurting after the 20-9 loss they got from Covington in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Covington's Madison Hamm, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Now that Bolivar Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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