Oakwood won the last time they faced Covington, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Oakwood Comets walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Covington Trojans. The win made it back-to-back victories for Oakwood.
Dustin Hughes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Derek Drews and Brody Taflinger did most of the damage at the plate: Drews scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Taflinger scored a run and stole two bases. Another player making a difference was Bryson Marcinko, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Covington's side, Cian Moore was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyven Hill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Oakwood is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-14 record this season. As for Covington, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Oakwood will look to defend their home field on Monday against Iroquois West at 4:30 p.m. As for Covington, they will head out on the road to take on Benton Central at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Benton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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