Trinity Christian Academy has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Bishop Snyder Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Trinity Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Bolles.
Brady Harris was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Gage Petrutz was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Pensacola Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Bishop Snyder proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Crusaders and snuck past 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bishop Snyder.
Bishop Snyder saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Baptist, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Corey Wimberly, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Trinity Christian Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6. As for Bishop Snyder, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Trinity Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop Snyder struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Trinity Christian Academy's way against Bishop Snyder in their previous matchup last Thursday as Trinity Christian Academy made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Christian Academy since the team 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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