Pleasant Hope had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 3-12 to make it four. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Covenant Academy Warriors. The Pirates were not able to make up for their defeat to the Warriors from their previous meeting back in March of 2017.
As for New Covenant Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games.
For New Covenant Academy's part, Samuel Dauber was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Dauber has become a key player for the Warriors: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Meadows, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, Pleasant Hope will face off against Walnut Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New Covenant Academy, they will host Early at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.
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