Covington is 0-3 against Terre Haute South Vigo since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Covington Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Terre Haute South Vigo Braves at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Covington took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Riverton Parke 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Nash Martin, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Creux Rieman, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Terre Haute South Vigo sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Terre Haute North Vigo on Friday. That's two games straight that Terre Haute South Vigo has won by just one run.
Ty Stultz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayden McCord, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Weidenbenner, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Covington's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Terre Haute South Vigo, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Covington might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Terre Haute South Vigo in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Covington, Kylan Norman (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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