Trenton is 8-2 against Branford since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Trenton Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Branford Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Trenton will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
After soaring to 17 runs the game before, Trenton was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Columbia.
Addison Allaire was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Allaire has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Allaire was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Allaire wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Makenna Young, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Branford fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of Middleburg on Monday.
Trenton's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2. As for Branford, their loss dropped their record down to 16-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Trenton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Branford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Trenton skirted past Branford 2-1 in their previous matchup last Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Branford's Laila Arnold, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trenton still be able to contain Arnold? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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