Baseball Preview: Dr. Krop Lightning vs. Palmer Trinity Falcons
Dr. Krop is 3-0 against Palmer Trinity since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Dr. Krop Lightning will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palmer Trinity Falcons at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Dr. Krop came up short against Mater Academy Charter and fell 5-1.
Dr. Krop got a good showing from Joshua Jakubowicz, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Dr. Krop saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emanuel Dominguez, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Palmer Trinity unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. Their tough 9-3 defeat to St. Brendan might stick with them for a while.
Even though they lost, Palmer Trinity didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Brendan only tossed three.
Dr. Krop has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Palmer Trinity, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5-1.
Dr. Krop came out on top in a nail-biter against Palmer Trinity in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. Does Dr. Krop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmer Trinity turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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