The Covington Buccs will square off against the Ansonia Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ansonia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Covington, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Covington sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Marion Local. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buccs.
Emma Ouellette
| 03/25/25 vs Marion Local | 3 |
| 05/07/24 vs Bradford | 2 |
| 04/30/24 @ Riverside | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Troy Christian | 2 |
| 04/09/24 vs Riverside | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Emma Ouellette, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Ansonia unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 13-7 to Eaton on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Avalyn Locke was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Ansonia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eaton only posted a batting average of .207.
Covington couldn't quite finish off Ansonia when the teams last played back in May of 2021 and fell 9-7. Will Covington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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