After 17 games on the road, Covenant Christian is heading back home. They will take on the St. Mark's Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Covenant Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so St. Mark's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Covenant Christian gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Grace Prep.
Michael Winstead and Stone Kruse did most of the damage at the plate: Winstead scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Kruse scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Mark's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Cistercian by a score of 3-2.
Covenant Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-3 record this season. As for St. Mark's, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Covenant Christian's way against St. Mark's in their previous matchup back in March of 2021 as Covenant Christian made off with a 7-1 victory. Will Covenant Christian repeat their success, or does St. Mark's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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