Riverton Parke had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Covington Trojans 7-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Riverton Parke also won the last time the pair played on Saturday.
Jayleigh Inman and Arial Wright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Inman pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wright pitched 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Ugoletti, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Covington's side, 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. Lily Gayler was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Riverton Parke's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Covington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Riverton Parke will head out on the road to face off against 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. As for Covington, they will head out on the road to take on West Vigo at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Covington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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