The El Rancho Dons will take on the Trinity Classical Academy Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. El Rancho's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Trinity Classical Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
El Rancho is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Northwood an 8-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dons.
Not much got past Xavier Contreras, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Northwood off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on David Padilla, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Athan Rodriguez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, Trinity Classical Academy won against Orange on Thursday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Knights narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Troy 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since February 28th.
Quinn Minyard was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April of 2025.
Trinity Classical Academy's win bumped their record up to 17-11. As for El Rancho, their victory bumped their record up to 18-12.
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