Lehman Catholic is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Covington a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Lehman Catholic Cavaliers will welcome the Covington Buccs at 5:00 p.m. Lehman Catholic has given up an average of 14.2 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lehman Catholic managed to slip by Riverside the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Cavaliers lost 17-10 to the Pirates on Thursday. On the bright side, the ten- run effort marked the Cavaliers' highest-scoring game to date.
Meanwhile, Covington fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Milton-Union on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 8-6.
Whitney Burns was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over ten innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off 13 hits. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jayda McClure was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Cassidy Iddings, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Lehman Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Covington, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-4.
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