On Friday, Covington Academy faced Young Americans Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Covington Academy Bulldogs never let the Young Americans Christian Eagles onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for Covington Academy this season.
Ryleigh Marks made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Marks has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Marks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Covington Academy got a massive performance out of Natalie Miller, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Peyton Ledoux, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Covington Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Young Americans Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Covington Academy will square off against The King's Academy in Monday's first game. Covington Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. Young Americans Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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