The Trinity Classical Academy Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Valencia Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Trinity Classical Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 16 games.
Trinity Classical Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Desert Christian. Trinity Classical Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by seven runs or more this season.
John Carlson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Aiden Visconti
| 04/29/25 @ Desert Christian | 5 |
| 02/20/25 @ Flintridge Prep | 4 |
| 04/17/25 vs Faith Baptist | 3 |
| 04/15/25 @ Faith Baptist | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ de Toledo | 2 |
In other batting news, Aiden Visconti was incredible, going a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those five hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Backes, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Trinity Classical Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Christian only posted an OBP of .208.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valencia). Everything went their way against Camarillo on Saturday as they made off with a 14-5 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Vikings, who have now won five contests in a row.
Connor Crawford looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Yamamura, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Lorenzo Marquez also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Trinity Classical Academy's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Valencia, their record is now 10-12.
