The Palmer Trinity Falcons will take on the Mater Bay Academy Rays at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Palmer Trinity sidestepped TERRA Environmental for a 6-5 win. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by just one run.
Matthew Echevarria was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Miraglia, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mater Bay Academy). They had just enough and edged out Sports Leadership & Management 11-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rays have posted since March 4th.
Palmer Trinity has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Mater Bay Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
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