Baseball Preview: Triton Trojans vs. LaVille Lancers
Triton is 1-9 against LaVille since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Triton Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the LaVille Lancers at 5:30 p.m. Triton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Triton can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 20-5 margin over Argos. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Triton.
Drew Bingamon was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Bingamon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bingamon was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Maddox Dennie was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Braxton Kaufman, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, LaVille came up short against Caston on Friday and fell 11-7.
Triton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-11. As for LaVille, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Triton might still be hurting after the 16-3 loss they got from LaVille in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of LaVille's Andrew Wolford, who struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Triton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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