Baseball Game Preview: Trinity Academy Knights vs. Derby Panthers

Trinity Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Derby is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Knights will welcome the Panthers on Thursday. Trinity Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Derby likes a good challenge.

On Monday, Trinity Academy made easy work of Belle Plaine and carried off a 16-1 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.

While Derby didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Hutchinson by a score of 7-4 on Tuesday.

Derby's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Trinity Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.