Triumph Charter has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lakeview Charter Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Triumph Charter knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Lakeview Charter likes a good challenge.
Last Monday, everything went Triumph Charter's way against Valley Oaks CES as Triumph Charter made off with a 17-1 victory. 17 seems to be a good number for Triumph Charter as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Logan Jiho, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Jiho is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Marcos Prieto was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Lakeview Charter's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-0 walloping at the hands of Heritage Christian on Monday. The contest marked that first time this year in which Lakeview Charter was not able to get on the board.
Triumph Charter's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs per game. As for Lakeview Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Triumph Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeview Charter when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. Will Triumph Charter repeat their success, or does Lakeview Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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