Baseball Game Preview: Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion vs. High Point Christian Academy Cougars

The Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion will take on the High Point Christian Academy Cougars in a tournament on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Thales Academy Apex 14-2.

Elliott Norris tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.

On the hitting side, Eli Chappell was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was N J Uhlenberg, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, High Point Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 14-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

High Point Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, they now have a winning record of 4-3.