Charter Oak is 8-0 against Covina since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Charter Oak Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Covina Colts at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Charter Oak narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Diamond Ranch 5-4. That's two games straight that Charter Oak has won by just one run.
Aaron Ledesma looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Julian Salmon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Martin Luna was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Covina has not done well against Northview recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Covina walked away with a 7-4 victory over Northview.
Covina also got a great performance from Carter Ulrich as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Donovan Rendon, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Noah Echeverria, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for Charter Oak and bumps their season record up to 6-12-1. As for Covina, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.
Charter Oak beat Covina 6-3 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Covina's Mike Bang, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Charter Oak to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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