The South Fayette Lions will square off against the Trinity Hillers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Fayette's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Trinity's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South Fayette's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Upper St. Clair hitters got past them. The Lions came up short against the Panthers on Tuesday, falling 11-5.
Meanwhile, Trinity made easy work of Albert Gallatin on Thursday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The Hillers haven't had any issues with the Colonials recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Karson Hathaway was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Trinity is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Hathaway was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Zachary Schrader looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Back at the plate, Jonah Williamson was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Matthew Robaugh was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
South Fayette's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Trinity, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
South Fayette might still be hurting after the 15-5 loss they got from Trinity in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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