The Covington Trojans will head out to take on the West Lafayette Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Covington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Covington will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Milford on Thursday. The Trojans blew past the Bearcats 11-3. While the Trojans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Kaden Smith
| 04/24/25 vs Milford | 6 |
| 04/12/25 vs North Putnam | 3 |
| 05/04/24 vs Riverton Parke | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Attica | 1 |
| 05/02/24 vs Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin | 1 |
Kaden Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kyven Hill, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Hill has become a key player for Covington: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
Lafayette Central Catholic hit West Lafayette with a nine-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Devils lost 12-1 to the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Red Devils couldn't push the score so high this time.
West Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Covington, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Covington beat West Lafayette 5-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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