The Covington Academy Bulldogs are on the road again on Thursday to play the Peachtree Academy Panthers at 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Covington Academy's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-0 walloping at the hands of Skipstone Academy on Tuesday. Covington Academy has not had much luck with Skipstone Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Peachtree Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Trinity Prep onto the board and left with a 23-0 win. Fans of Peachtree Academy have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Ansley Hartman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hartman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Hartman is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Peachtree Academy let Cara Steele and Alyssa Hartman loose on the outfield. Steele fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4, while Hartman went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. Paisley Tomberlin was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Covington Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Peachtree Academy, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Covington Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Peachtree Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Covington Academy might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Peachtree Academy when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hartman, who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Covington Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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