Covington is 2-8 against Ponchatoula since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Covington Lions will look to defend their home field against the Ponchatoula Green Wave at 6:00 p.m. Covington will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, everything went Covington's way against Hammond as Covington made off with a 10-3 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ponchatoula, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Mandeville 6-5 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Green Wave in their matchups with the Skippers: they've now won four in a row.
Abby Dagro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on 11 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Paityn Lancaster, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Faye Boihem, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Covington's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ponchatoula, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Covington suffered a grim 17-7 defeat to Ponchatoula when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Covington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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