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| 03/26/23 - Home | 11-6 W |
| 03/24/19 - Home | 9-4 W |
| 04/22/18 - Neutral | 12-2 W |
Holy Trinity has gone a perfect 3-0 against ITW David Speer Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tigers will host the Pride at 4:30 p.m.
Holy Trinity is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Taft just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 19-9 to the Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Tigers have suffered since April 5th.
Meanwhile, ITW David Speer Academy came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Firecats with a sharp 13-1 victory. Considering the Pride have won six games by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Keryel Figueroa and Roberto Cintron made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Figueroa pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Cintron pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Figueroa earned one run and two stolen bases, while Cintron went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI. Figueroa has become a key player for ITW David Speer Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Santiago Lopez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. ITW David Speer Academy is 3-1 when Lopez posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Pena, who earned one RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases.
ITW David Speer Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as UIC College Prep only posted an OBP of .353.
ITW David Speer Academy now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Holy Trinity, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Holy Trinity was able to grind out a solid win over ITW David Speer Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 11-6. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Pride have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
