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| 03/19/19 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 03/19/19 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 03/18/19 - Neutral | 16-0 W |
| 04/05/16 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 04/04/16 - Away | 6-0 W |
Covenant Christian is a perfect 5-0 against Vina since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles will head out to take on the Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Vina took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Covenant Christian, who comes in off a win.
Covenant Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Waterloo on Tuesday by a score of 11-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Ryland Grissman spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Covenant Christian let Bradley Hamby and Niven Gillis run wild. Hamby went 2-for-4 with five stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Gillis got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. With that strong performance, Hamby is now averaging an impressive 1.4 stolen bases per game. Cohen Nicholson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Covenant Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Vina was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Belgreen, falling 19-1.
Covenant Christian's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Vina, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Covenant Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Vina in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Eagles 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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