The Covington Buccaneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Bethel Bees at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Covington came up short against Mississinawa Valley on Monday, falling 10-2. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bethel). Everything went their way against Riverside on Monday as they made off with a 14-4 win. With that victory, the Bees brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Connor McElroy made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. McElroy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Brennan Montgomery was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Mason Stortenbecker also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Bethel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bethel's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2-1. As for Covington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Covington came up short against Bethel in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, falling 10-5. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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