If Middletown was riding high off their 16-1 takedown of Steelton-Highspire last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Middletown Blue Raiders fell 6-3 to the Trinity Shamrocks on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Middletown in their matchups with Trinity: they've now lost four in a row.
Middletown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Leach, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Trinity's side, Preston Groff was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Groff has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Groff was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Dominic Haas looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Ayden Thelen was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Trinity, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Middletown will head out on the road to challenge Hanover at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Trinity, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hughesville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hughesville: 4, Trinity: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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