Baseball Preview: Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors vs. Apex Friendship Patriots
The Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors will face off against the Apex Friendship Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Trinity Christian Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 16 games.
Trinity Christian Academy is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Calvary Day. Everything went Trinity Christian Academy's way against Calvary Day as Trinity Christian Academy made off with an 11-1 win. Considering Trinity Christian Academy has won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Trinity Christian Academy got a great performance from Tyler Ellis as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Jordan Martinez was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Ethan Wheeler was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship pushed their score all the way to ten on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Willow Spring by a score of 11-10.
Brady Byler and Braden Bloom stepped up to the plate in a big way. Byler scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Bloom scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was JJ Vondette, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Trinity Christian Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Apex Friendship, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Apex Friendship's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Trinity Christian Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Apex Friendship, though, as they've been averaging 9.1. Given Trinity Christian Academy's sizable advantage in that area, Apex Friendship will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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