Blum extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping them down to 3-11. They lost 18-11 to the Covington Owls. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (ten), the Bobcats still had to take the loss.
As for Covington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-10. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games.
For Covington's part, Ty Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits. What's more, Johnson posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Gaven Burt was incredible, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Covington is undefeated when Burt posts two or more runs, but 2-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Keith Karlicek, who went 2-for-5 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
As of now, neither Blum nor Covington have any future games scheduled.
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