The Arlington Tigers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Covington Chargers at 6:30 p.m. Arlington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Arlington can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Bartlett 14-3.
Addie Graham and McKenzie Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Graham scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Walker scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Graham has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Bittick, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Covington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell 11-8 to Munford.
Covington got a big performance out of Micayla Scott, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Kathryn Connell was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Arlington pushed their record up to 20-4 with that victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Covington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
Covington's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Arlington has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .469. It's a different story for Covington, though, as they've only averaged .360. Will they be able to contain Arlington's hitters?
Arlington took their win against Covington when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 12-1. Will Arlington repeat their success, or does Covington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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