In what's become a running theme this season, Covington gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bradford Railroaders a 24-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Covington as they're now sitting on five straight.
Karyanne Turner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Turner has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Turner was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Covington let Kamryn Barnes and Ava Hartwig loose on the outfield. Barnes went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Hartwig went 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a double. Hartwig has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Jayda McClure was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Bradford's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Hocker, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Covington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Bradford, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-16.
Covington will stay at home for another game and welcome Houston at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Covington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season. Bradford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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