The Troy Trojans have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Potlatch Loggers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
In Saturday's second game, Troy earned an 11-6 win over Genesee.
Makhi Durrett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Durrett was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Troy let Rowan Tyler and Dominic Holden loose on the outfield. Tyler scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Holden scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Holden has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Eli Stoner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
Meanwhile, Potlatch waltzed into their match in Saturday's second game with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 15-0 shutout. Considering Potlatch has won five contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Bryson Carpenter made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Carpenter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Potlatch let Elias Crea and Tyson Chambers loose on the outfield. Crea went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Chambers scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brenton Breeze, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Troy pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Potlatch, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Troy was able to grind out a solid victory over Potlatch when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-2. Will Troy repeat their success, or does Potlatch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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