It's playoff time, and Covington had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the North Vermillion Falcons on Tuesday as they made off with a 13-1 win. The Trojans have beaten the Falcons the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Falcons has come to flipping the script.
Alexus Peaslee
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Alexus Peaslee made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Caydence Peaslee was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Holycross, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Covington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. Their batting average was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .381 that North Vermillion posted.
Covington's record is now 11-15. As for North Vermillion, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Covington will square off against Riverton Parke at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Trojans' hitters will have their work cut out for them. North Vermillion does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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