Trinity Christian is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while The Covenant is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Trinity Christian Gryphons will take on The Covenant Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Trinity Christian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Highland on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 13-0 defeat at the hands of the Hawks. The contest marked the first time this season in which Trinity Christian was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, The Covenant put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Roanoke Catholic as The Covenant made off with a 14-4 win.
Odin Erickson and Hudson Reese were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Erickson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Reese struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. At the plate, Erickson scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5, while Reese went 2-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and two RBI. Erickson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Evan Pariseau and Colton Kessick did most of the damage at the plate: Pariseau scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Kessick scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Albert, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Trinity Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for The Covenant, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Trinity Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like The Covenant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Trinity Christian suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to The Covenant in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Thankfully for Trinity Christian, Tyler Mahone (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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