The Trinity Classical Academy Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Golden Valley Grizzlies at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Trinity Classical Academy sitting on ten straight wins and Golden Valley on four.
Trinity Classical Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Polytechnic, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Knights never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Knights have won seven games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
John Carlson
| 04/08/25 vs Polytechnic | 12 |
| 04/02/25 @ de Toledo | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs Santa Clarita Christian | 10 |
| 03/04/25 @ Western Christian | 13 |
| 02/25/25 @ Castaic | 5 |
| 02/18/25 vs St. Genevieve | 14 |
John Carlson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other pitching news, Grant Ryan looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Trinity Classical Academy got a big performance out of Aiden Visconti, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Visconti also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Isaac Saroughian was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Trinity Classical Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Golden Valley earned a 7-4 win over Nordhoff on Monday.
Trinity Classical Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Golden Valley, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Golden Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Trinity Classical Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .479. It's a different story for Golden Valley, though, as they've only averaged .348. Will they be able to contain Trinity Classical Academy's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
