Baseball Recap: Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion vs. St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill was handed a two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against St. Thomas More Academy on Tuesday. The Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion put the hurt on the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors with a sharp 15-1 win. That's more bragging rights for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ryland Burgin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Burgin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Burgin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill got a massive performance out of Dalton Burgin, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Andrew Cavender was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On St. Thomas More Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Zwirblia, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-9-1 record this season. As for St. Thomas More Academy, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill will face off against The Burlington School at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Burlington School is on a three-game streak of home wins, Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for St. Thomas More Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Neuse Christian Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas More Academy is facing Neuse Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Neuse Christian Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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