Baseball Preview: Bartram Trail Bears vs. Tocoi Creek Toros
The Bartram Trail Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Tocoi Creek Toros at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bartram Trail sitting on three straight victories and Tocoi Creek on 14.
Bartram Trail pushed their score to 19 the last time they played they, but on Monday they couldn't quite do it again. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Menendez and snuck past 2-1.
Walker Cloudt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Dominic Cantona was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tocoi Creek earned a 6-1 win over Ponte Vedra on Monday.
Carsson Zepp made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Zepp was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Aden Zuehlke looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Chase Pate was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andy Lemaster, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Bartram Trail has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Tocoi Creek, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bartram Trail has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tocoi Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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