Baseball Recap: Trinity Academy Knights vs. Council Grove Braves
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Trinity Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They blew past the Council Grove Braves 15-5. With that win, Trinity Academy brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Joaquin Sanchez spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trinity Academy got a massive performance out of Josiah Sems, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Bolt, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs.
Trinity Academy's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9 runs. As for Council Grove, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Trinity Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Council Grove: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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