Triton Central is still undefeated this season after their contest against Eastern Hancock on Saturday, but Eastern Hancock came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Triton Central Tigers skirted past the Eastern Hancock Royals 9-7. That's more bragging rights for Triton Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hayden May was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. May has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. May was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Triton Central got a great performance from Blaine Raider as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Riggins, who went 4-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and a double.
On Eastern Hancock's side, Brayden Sullivan and Carson Borden did some serious damage despite the final result: Sullivan scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Borden scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Stewart, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Even though they lost, Eastern Hancock didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Triton Central's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Eastern Hancock, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Triton Central by a score of 13-11 later that day.
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