Covington is 2-8 against Brighton since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Covington Chargers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Brighton Cardinals, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
Covington will head into Wednesday's contest eager for some revenge after what happened against Bartlett: Covington blew Bartlett out of the water the last time the pair played, but on WednesdayBartlett got their revenge. Covington fell just short of Bartlett by a score of 11-9.
Kenzie Mathis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Kathryn Connell was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-6.
Even though they lost, Covington was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bartlett only hit two.
Meanwhile, Brighton came tearing into Tuesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 4-2.
Laney Lawson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brighton's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maggie Livingston, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Covington's loss dropped their record down to 6-24. As for Brighton, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-11-1.
Covington came up short against Brighton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brighton's Adin Shelton, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that Covington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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