Trinity Classical Academy put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals as the Trinity Classical Academy Knights made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for Trinity Classical Academy, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
John Carlson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordan Lovelace was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Luke Backes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and two RBI.
On Santa Clarita Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Rappleye, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Trinity Classical Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Santa Clarita Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Trinity Classical Academy will head out on the road to square off against Vasquez at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Classical Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Santa Clarita Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against St. Monica Academy at 3:30 p.m. Santa Clarita Christian is facing St. Monica Academy at the right time seeing as St. Monica Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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