Covington Academy hasn't had much luck against Skipstone Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. Covington Academy will take on Skipstone Academy at 4:00 p.m. Covington Academy has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Covington Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Peachtree Academy, who was ranked fourth at the time (Covington Academy was ranked third). Covington Academy fell just short of Peachtree Academy by a score of 11-9 on Tuesday.
Olivia Luster made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and one RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Peyton Ledoux, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one triple.
Even though they lost, Covington Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. This was only their second loss (out of six games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Skipstone Academy came up short against Creekside Christian Academy on Thursday and fell 15-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (ten), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Having lost for the first time this season, Skipstone Academy fell to 5-1. As for Covington Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Covington Academy suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Skipstone Academy in their previous meeting on March 3rd. Will Covington Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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