Baseball Game Preview: Palmer Trinity Falcons vs. St. Margaret's Tartans

The Palmer Trinity Falcons will head out to face off against the St. Margaret's Tartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palmer Trinity has three straight wins, St. Margaret's has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Thursday, Palmer Trinity earned an 8-5 victory over St. Anthony. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly three runs.

Michael Miraglia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other pitching news, Luis Acosta tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kevin Prieto, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Miraglia, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.

Palmer Trinity was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Anthony only posted a batting average of .174.

Meanwhile, St. Margaret's fell victim to Portola and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 13-0.

St. Margaret's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Palmer Trinity, their record is now 12-5.