Baseball Preview: Trivium Prep Crimson Knights vs. Mohave Accelerated Patriots
The Trivium Prep Crimson Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Mohave Accelerated Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Trivium Prep is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Trivium Prep's offense. They fell victim to a rough 26-0 defeat at the hands of American Leadership Academy - West Foothills on Tuesday.
Trivium Prep saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah LaFarga, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Mohave Accelerated has not done well against Laughlin recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Mohave Accelerated put the hurt on Laughlin with a sharp 14-4 win. With that victory, Mohave Accelerated brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Cash Keller and Jacek Smogoleski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Keller tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Smogoleski pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Keller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Keller scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Smogoleski scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mohave Accelerated got a massive performance out of Bradley Coe, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Kennedy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Trivium Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Mohave Accelerated, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10.
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