Baseball Preview: Trinity Lutheran Cougars vs. Springs Valley Blackhawks
The Trinity Lutheran Cougars will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Springs Valley Blackhawks at 12:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Trinity Lutheran is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Shawe Memorial 13-3. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Trinity Lutheran with their most commanding win of the season.
Chase Bode made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Bode was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Trinity Lutheran let Blaine Wehmiller and Peyton Pollert loose on the outfield. Wehmiller scored three runs while going 1-for-2, while Pollert scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Springs Valley has not done well against Perry Central recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Springs Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Perry Central 9-7.
Springs Valley got a big performance out of Noah Allstott, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Jonas Hammond was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Trinity Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for Springs Valley, their record is now 9-6.
Trinity Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Springs Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Lutheran since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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