Covina is 8-2 against West Covina since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Covina Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Covina Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Covina: 3.8, West Covina: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Covina put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on West Covina with a sharp 13-3 win. With that victory, Covina brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Diego Lopez looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Silva, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Rendon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Covina is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-1 record this season. As for West Covina, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3-1.
West Covina's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Covina hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .317. It's a different story for West Covina, though, as they've only averaged .243. Will they be able to contain Covina's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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