Collegiate hasn't had much luck against Trinity Episcopal recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Collegiate will face off against Trinity Episcopal at 4:30 p.m. Collegiate has given up an average of 17.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Collegiate is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Miller School of Albemarle, falling 21-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Trinity Episcopal had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Seahorses a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for the Titans as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cooper Beatty made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Beatty was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Hoyle was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hamilton, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Trinity Episcopal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christchurch School only posted an OBP of .118.
Trinity Episcopal pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Collegiate might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Trinity Episcopal when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Collegiate avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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