Baseball Game Preview: Trenton Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 4:39am

Baseball Preview: Trenton Trojans vs. North Farmington Raiders

The Trenton Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the North Farmington Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trenton has four straight wins, North Farmington has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Thursday, Trenton earned a 5-2 victory over Carlson.

Joel Mator spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Trenton's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Talon Vanhovel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, North Farmington came up short against Bloomfield Hills on Tuesday and fell 12-9.

Trenton's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4-1. As for North Farmington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.

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