The Covenant Christian Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Covenant Christian can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past Guerin Catholic 19-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Covenant Christian considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Marissa Silva and Ariannah Jones made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Silva pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Jones didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Silva has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Silva went 3-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, and a triple, while Jones scored two runs while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, Alivia Tucker was a standout: she went 4-for-6 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Halle Tindall, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cathedral waltzed into their game on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Greyhounds.
Covenant Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Cathedral, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Covenant Christian might still be hurting after the 17-3 defeat they got from Cathedral in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Covenant Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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