The Druid Hills Red Devils will square off against the Trinity Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Druid Hills came into this matchup off a tough 15-run defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Marist by a score of 4-2 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the War Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Jake Brown made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Noah Brocklebank also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Trinity Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mary Persons a 15-0 shutout on Saturday. Considering the Lions have won seven matchups by more than 12 runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Tj Ford was a standout: he fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. That's the most home runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Rodgers, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Trinity Christian pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Druid Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
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