Covenant Academy has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Heritage Hawks at 5:00 p.m.
Covenant Academy lost 11-5 to Windsor Academy on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Covenant Academy in their matchups with Windsor Academy: they've now lost nine in a row.
Covenant Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Williams, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Williams also put up a double, which washer first of the season. Katie Lanier Mixon was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Heritage waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Lancers as they made off with an 11-3 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by eight runs or more this season.
Amelia Thornton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Thornton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Heritage let Reilley Jorge and Zoey Hall loose on the outfield. Jorge scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Hall scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylie Arrington, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Covenant Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Covenant Academy couldn't quite finish off Heritage when the teams last played back in September of 2019 and fell 10-8. Can Covenant Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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