Trinity Christian Academy is ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Casteel. The Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Casteel Colts.
Aaron Watson tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordan Martinez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Brayden Harris, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Casteel's side, they got a good showing from Jager Golightly, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Casteel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Hatch, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Trinity Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Casteel, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
Trinity Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge University Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. University Christian is on a four-game streak of home wins, Trinity Christian Academy a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Casteel, they will be staying on the road in their second game on Saturday to face off against Apex Friendship at 12:00 p.m. The last three games Casteel has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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