Covington is 7-0-1 against Southmont since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Covington Trojans will face off against the Southmont Mounties at 10:00 a.m. Southmont took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Covington, who comes in off a win.
Covington will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Thursday, then bounced right back against West Vigo on Monday. Everything went Covington's way against West Vigo as Covington made off with a 9-0 win. The game marked the Trojans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Southmont's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Crawfordsville by a score of 2-1. The Mounties have struggled against the Athenians recently, as their contest on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Covington's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Southmont, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
Everything went Covington's way against Southmont when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Covington made off with a 5-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covington since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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