The Covington Buccaneers will square off against the New Riegel Blue Jackets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
If Covington beats New Riegel with six runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Buccaneers beat Russia on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-5.
Whitney Burns spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Emalyn Johnson was incredible, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kylie Palsgrove, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Riegel had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Red Devils get on the board and left with an 18-0 win. The Blue Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Jacqui Tiell, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Mathias, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
Covington's victory bumped their record up to 24-6. As for New Riegel, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.
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