
Cougars
03/20/25 vs Covenant | 10 |
02/28/25 vs Ponder | 10 |
03/08/25 vs Grand Saline | 8 |
02/15/25 vs Hill Country Christian School of Austin | 8 |
03/11/25 @ Pantego Christian | 6 |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pantego Christian, Covenant Christian was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Covenant Knights a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Cougars have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Carter Humphrey made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Hudson Heald was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Williamson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one double.
Covenant Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Covenant Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. Covenant is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Covenant Christian will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against St. Mark's at 6:30 p.m. on April 4th. As for Covenant, they will take on Prince of Peace at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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