Trenton fell victim to Collinsville and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-0 walloping at the hands of the Collinsville Pirates. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Trenton in their matchups with Collinsville: they've now lost six in a row.
For Collinsville's part, Logan Jenkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Jenkins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Jenkins was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, five RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Cash Morgan and Reed Patterson did most of the damage at the plate: Morgan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Patterson scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Patterson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Rylan Newman, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Trenton's loss dropped their record down to 7-14-1. As for Collinsville, the win was the 27th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-2.
Trenton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Collinsville, they are on the road again on Friday to play Pottsboro at 7:00 p.m. Collinsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
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