Baseball Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors vs. Baldwin Indians
Trinity Christian Academy is 6-1 against Baldwin since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors will head out on the road to take on the Baldwin Indians at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trinity Christian Academy has 12 straight wins, Baldwin has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Trinity Christian Academy faced Buchholz in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went Trinity Christian Academy's way against Buchholz as Trinity Christian Academy made off with an 11-0 victory. Trinity Christian Academy's win was all the more impressive since Buchholz was averaging only 3.25 runs allowed on the season.
Aaron Watson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ethan Wheeler picked up the save, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Jordan Martinez was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Gage Petrutz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Baldwin fell victim to a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of St. Johns Country Day on Tuesday.
Kaeson Johns was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Baldwin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Turner Farah, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Trinity Christian Academy's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs per game. As for Baldwin, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Baldwin's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Trinity Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Baldwin, though, as they've only averaged .243. Will they be able to contain Trinity Christian Academy's hitters?
Everything went Trinity Christian Academy's way against Baldwin in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Trinity Christian Academy made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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