The Covington Buccs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Bradford Railroaders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Covington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Covington beat Fairborn 8-4.
Jayda McClure was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Hartwig, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bradford might've scored the first runs on Monday, but it was Ansonia who claimed the real prize. Bradford lost 10-1 to Ansonia. Bradford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Covington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Bradford, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Bradford's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Covington has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Bradford, though, as they've been averaging 9.6. Given Covington's sizable advantage in that area, Bradford will need to find a way to close that gap.
Covington took their victory against Bradford in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 26-0. Does Covington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bradford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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