Covington lost against Riverton Parke on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Covington Trojans fell just short of the Riverton Parke Panthers by a score of 7-6. Covington has struggled against Riverton Parke recently, as their contest on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Haley Holycross and Alex Sutherlin did some serious damage despite the final result: Holycross went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, while Sutherlin scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Gayler, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Riverton Parke's side, Jayleigh Inman and Arial Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Inman tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wright tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Inman scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Wright scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lizzy Leitgabel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Emma Ugoletti, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Covington's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Riverton Parke, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
Covington will head out on the road to square off against West Vigo at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Covington has given up an average of 9.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Riverton Parke, they will head out on the road to challenge North Vermillion at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverton Parke is facing North Vermillion at the right time seeing as North Vermillion is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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