Covington and Slidell are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Covington Lions will head out on the road to take on the Slidell Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Covington is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Covington put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy 7-1.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Slidell was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ponchatoula. Slidell has not had much luck with Ponchatoula recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Slidell saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Mackles, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Covington's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-11. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.3 runs. As for Slidell, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-5.
Covington skirted past Slidell 8-7 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covington since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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