The Summit Country Day Silver Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the Covington Buccs at 5:00 a.m. on Friday. Summit Country Day knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Covington likes a good challenge.
Summit Country Day is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Purcell Marian 13-3. The win continues a trend for the Silver Knights in their matchups with the Cavaliers: they've now won six in a row.
Jack Phillabaum was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
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In other batting news, Summit Country Day let Lucas Reder and Dillon Minton run wild. Reder went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs, while Minton went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Reder has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Bryce McNair was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.
Summit Country Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .579. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Covington nor Dayton Christian made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Buccs' pitchers stepped up to hand the WARRIORS a 3-0 shutout.
Summit Country Day pushed their record up to 17-10 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Covington, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
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