Trenton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Allen Park Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, Trenton made easy work of Edsel Ford and carried off a 19-3 win.
Trenton got a massive performance out of London Williams, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Molly Edumunds was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Allen Park waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bears a 10-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Allen Park has won by exactly ten runs.
Avery Garden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Garden was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Mak Sitarski was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kiley Carr, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Trenton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season. As for Allen Park, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Trenton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Allen Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Trenton was able to grind out a solid win over Allen Park in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trenton since the squad 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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