Baseball Game Preview: Haven Wildcats vs. Trinity Academy Knights

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 2:23am

Baseball Preview: Haven Wildcats vs. Trinity Academy Knights

The Haven Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Academy Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.

Last Tuesday, Haven didn't have quite enough to beat Hoisington and fell 4-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Haven has scored all season.

Meanwhile, Trinity Academy had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Cardinals. Trinity Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Matthew Bolt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bolt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, Ethan Eberhardt and Nolan Willson did most of the damage at the plate: Eberhardt scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Willson went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Josiah Sems was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

Haven's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Trinity Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.

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