Baseball Preview: Trinity Prep Saints vs. East River Falcons
After six games on the road, Trinity Prep is heading back home. They will take on the East River Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Trinity Prep is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Lake Highland Prep on Thursday. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 4-2.
Trinity Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Alexandre, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Trinity Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Highland Prep only tossed six.
Meanwhile, East River came into Tuesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Orangewood Christian out 10-9.
East River also got a great performance from Jace Gelinas as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Gelinas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Morales was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan Burgoon, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Trinity Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for East River, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Trinity Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Trinity Prep came up short against East River in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 5-2. Will Trinity Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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