Trinity Prep is 0-4 against Covington Academy since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Tuesday's first game. The Trinity Prep Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Covington Academy Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. Trinity Prep will be strutting in after a win while Covington Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, everything went Trinity Prep's way against Nathanael Greene Academy as Trinity Prep made off with a 13-3 victory. 13 seems to be a good number for Trinity Prep as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Eli Davis was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Koltin Day, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Covington Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Peachtree Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 7-6. Covington Academy has not had much luck with Peachtree Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Austin Lowery was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Lowery was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Andrew York was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for Trinity Prep and bumps their season record up to 2-5. As for Covington Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp in Tuesday's first game as neither team is afraid to steal. Trinity Prep has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Covington Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Trinity Prep came up short against Covington Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, falling 6-3. Can Trinity Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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