The Covington Academy Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Scholars Guild Academy Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Covington Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Scholars Guild Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Covington Academy faced Trinity Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Covington Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Trinity Prep 10-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Covington Academy.
Ryleigh Marks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Marks was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peyton Ledoux, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ellie Moon, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Scholars Guild Academy was a bit more limited in their matchup last Wednesday. They fell just short of Peachtree Academy by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Scholars Guild Academy has scored all season.
Like Covington Academy, Scholars Guild Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Hannah Torres. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Torres was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Torres wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noelle Boeckman, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a double.
Covington Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6. As for Scholars Guild Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
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