Baseball Preview: Village Tech Viper Squid vs. Trinity Leadership Tigers
The Village Tech Viper Squid will be playing at home against the Trinity Leadership Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Leadership took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Village Tech, who comes in off a win.
Village Tech came into Friday's matchup having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Harmony School of Innovation Fort Worth onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Friday. Village Tech's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Angel Ontiveros made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Ontiveros has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ontiveros was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nicolas Soto, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Matthew Castorena was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Trinity Leadership suffered a rough 21-4 loss at the hands of Palmer on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Trinity Leadership in their matchups with Palmer: they've now lost four in a row.
Trinity Leadership saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caron McGee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Village Tech made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-11-1. As for Trinity Leadership, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Village Tech might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from Trinity Leadership in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Village Tech avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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