Baseball Preview: Trinity Catholic Celtics vs. The First Academy Royals
After two games on the road, Trinity Catholic is heading back home. They will take on The First Academy Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Trinity Catholic is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Forest onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Trinity Catholic with their most commanding win of the season.
Mekai Griffin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Griffin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Griffin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Garrett Amodeo, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Connor Tundis, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, The First Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Mustangs.
Trinity Catholic's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-9. As for The First Academy, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Trinity Catholic suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to The First Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Trinity Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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