Caverna extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 16 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 0-12 in the process. They came up short against the Trinity Raiders, falling 17-2. If the Colonels were looking for revenge after losing 8-1 to the Raiders when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Taviane Alexander was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season.
As for Trinity, with the victory, they broke their eight-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-14. The game marked their most dominant win of the season.
On Trinity's side, Cale Boarman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Boarman a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Trinity is 3-1 when Boarman posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-13 otherwise.
In other batting news, Trinity got a massive performance out of Harrison Barnett, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave Barnett a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Connor Hatfield, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run.
Caverna has already played their next contest (against Hart County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Trinity, they will welcome Hopkins County Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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