Covington won the last time they faced South Vermillion, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Covington Trojans walked away with an 8-4 win over the South Vermillion Wildcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Covington.
Kyven Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hill has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cian Moore was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Creux Rieman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On South Vermillion's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Weir, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Covington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for South Vermillion, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.
Covington will look to defend their home field on Monday against North Vermillion at 5:00 p.m. Covington will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for South Vermillion, they will head out on the road to square off against Terre Haute South Vigo at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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