ROSSVILLE, Ga. - Covenant and Alma battled on Saturday morning at Ridgeland High School in the rubber match of the opening weekend series. A five-run seventh inning for Alma was too much for Covenant to recover from as it fell 11-6. 

Final: Covenant 6, Alma 11
Records: Covenant (1-2), Alma (2-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Alma took a 2-0 lead in the second inning thanks to a pair of RBI singles to center field. The second run was unearned after an outfield error earlier in the frame. 
• Kolby Kimberly delivered a 2-out RBI single to right-center field in the second inning to get Covenant on the scoreboard. 
• Four hits in the fifth inning for Alma, highlighted by a 2-RBI double down the right-field line from Collin Czajkowski, led to it taking a 5-1 lead. 
• Covenant earned its second run of the day in the sixth inning via a RBI double down the left-field line by Benjamin Johnson.
• Covenant tacked on two more runs in the sixth with a RBI groundout by Johnson and a RBI infield-single from Kolby Kimberly. 
• Alma broke the game open with five runs in the seventh inning with the help of three hits. three walks, and one hit batter from the Covenant pitching staff. 
• Alma scored its 11th and final run of the game in the eighth inning on a RBI single from Dalton D'Alexander. 
• Zeke Gilbert poked a RBI single to left field in the ninth, but it was too little too late for the Scots. 

GAME NOTES:

• Covenant moves to 1-2 all-time against Alma. 
• Hits were in favor of Alma 14-12.
• Harrison Adelgren delivered three hits while Johnson, and Kimberly each had two hits. 
• In his first start of the year, Zach Tolleson's final line was: (5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER. 5 K, 3 HBP).
• Darren Zhang recorded four outs without any damage done (1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 HBP).

UP NEXT: Covenant begins a home three-game set with North Park on Friday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. 

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