Trinidad had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four in Saturday's second game. Everything went their way against the Del Norte Tigers as they made off with a 14-4 win. Considering Trinidad has won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jace Rogers made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Rogers was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brett Kendall, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jayson Guzzo, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple.
On Del Norte's side, Lashawn Trujillo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tytus Atencio, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Trinidad's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-5. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.5 runs. As for Del Norte, they have fallen quite a ways from their 17-6 record last season and are now at 1-3.
Trinidad will head out on the road to face off against Dolores Huerta Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Trinidad has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Del Norte, they will be playing at home against Centauri at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centauri is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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