Covington Academy is 4-0 against Central Christian since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Covington Academy Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Central Christian Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. Covington Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Covington Academy made easy work of Nathanael Greene Academy and carried off a 19-3 win.
Covington Academy got a massive performance out of Gino Brown, who went 2-for-2 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jacob McGlamery, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Central Christian came up short against Harvester Christian Academy on Tuesday and fell 8-3. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Central Christian in their matchups with Harvester Christian Academy: they've now lost five in a row.
Covington Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8. As for Central Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Covington Academy skirted past Central Christian 3-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2018. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Central Christian's Joe Stitcher, who pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Covington Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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