The Trinity Academy Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Southside Christian Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
St. David's hit Trinity Academy with a five-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors.
Jacob Bondy and George Bolton put in work no matter where they played. On the mound, Bondy tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bolton struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Bondy went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Bolton got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double.
Southside Christian came out on top against Wilson Christian Academy on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Warriors blew past the Chargers 9-3.
Like Trinity Academy, Southside Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Ethan Busdieker. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Busdieker has become a key player for Southside Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 1-2 otherwise. Busdieker was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, Southside Christian got a big performance out of Nathan Cook, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Cook is becoming a predictor of the Warriors' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Carter Trudeau also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
The victory got Southside Christian back to even at 3-3. As for Trinity Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
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