Baseball Preview: Triton Central Tigers vs. Morristown Yellow Jackets
Triton Central is 10-0 against Morristown since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Triton Central Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Morristown Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. Triton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.3 runs per game this season.
Triton Central is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Eastern Hancock just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Royals by a score of 13-11.
Mathew Shircliff made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kellan Dishman, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Morristown gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They put the hurt on Herron with a sharp 16-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Morristown.
Triton Central's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-1. As for Morristown, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Triton Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Morristown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Morristown's Grant Kessler, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Triton Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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