On Thursday, Covington Academy faced Creekside Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Covington Academy Bulldogs' way against the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars as the Covington Academy Bulldogs made off with a 9-1 victory. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 10-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Bryleigh Bragg was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three RBI. Those RBI marked the first that she brought in this season.
Olivia Luster
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Luster, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Tillman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Covington Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Creekside Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .263.
The win got Covington Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Creekside Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Covington Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-13 victory against Trinity Prep on the 14th. As for Creekside Christian Academy, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Creekside Christian Academy Cougars take on Peachtree Academy Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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