The Covington Trojans are on the road again on Tuesday to play the North Vermillion Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Covington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Fountain Central 15-9.
Lily Gayler was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Haley Holycross was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Vermillion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They fell 21-18 to Covington. Even though they lost, North Vermillion's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.6 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
North Vermillion got a massive performance out of Pailynn Nichols, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Jumps, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Covington's win bumped their record up to 10-14. As for North Vermillion, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
North Vermillion's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Covington has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for North Vermillion, though, as they've been averaging 12.4. Given Covington's sizable advantage in that area, North Vermillion will need to find a way to close that gap.
Covington beat North Vermillion 21-18 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Will Covington repeat their success, or does North Vermillion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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