Allen Park is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Trenton is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Allen Park Jaguars will take on the Trenton Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Allen Park's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Roosevelt 10-0. That's two games straight that Allen Park has won by exactly ten runs.
Avery Garden made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Garden was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Mak Sitarski was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kiley Carr, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Trenton made easy work of Lincoln Park on Monday and carried off a 16-0 win.
Amber Duffany looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Analy Guth was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Molly Edumunds was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Allen Park is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Trenton, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6-1.
Tuesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Allen Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .452. However, it's not like Trenton struggles in that department as they've averaged .370. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Allen Park came up short against Trenton in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trenton's Hanna Feijoo, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Allen Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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