Baseball Preview: Tri-County Cavaliers vs. West Central Trojans
Tri-County is 10-0 against West Central since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tri-County Cavaliers will be playing at home against the West Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Tri-County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Thursday, while Tri-County put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for DeMotte Christian. Tri-County put the hurt on DeMotte Christian with a sharp 12-0 win. With that victory, Tri-County brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Connor Ross made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Ross was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Tri-County got a massive performance out of Tyler Burns, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Burns continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Drew Foster was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Central suffered a rough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Pioneer in Saturday's second game. West Central has not had much luck with Pioneer recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
West Central saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Rodriguez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tri-County's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for West Central, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
West Central's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Tri-County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. It's a different story for West Central, though, as they've only averaged .222. Will they be able to contain Tri-County's hitters?
Tri-County took their victory against West Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Will Tri-County repeat their success, or does West Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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