The International Prep at Grover Presidents will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the City Honors Centaurs at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
International Prep at Grover lost 10-3 to Hutchinson-Central Tech last Tuesday. International Prep at Grover has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, City Honors' good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hutchinson-Central Tech.
Dean Tripp put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Tripp was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Will O'Rourke was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Will Lichtman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
International Prep at Grover's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for City Honors, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
International Prep at Grover might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from City Honors in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tripp, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Now that International Prep at Grover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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