After flying high against North Vermillion on Wednesday, Covington came back down to earth. The Trojans fell just short of the South Vermillion Wildcats by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Alexus Peaslee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on three hits.
On the hitting side, Covington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caydence Peaslee, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Covington's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for South Vermillion, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Covington beat the Wildcats by a score of 14-2 later that day.
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