Triton Central is 1-9 against Eastern Hancock since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Triton Central Tigers are on the road again to play the Eastern Hancock Royals at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Triton Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Indianapolis Scecina Memorial with a sharp 9-1 win. Nine seems to be a good number for Triton Central as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lillian Fillippinie made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Fillippinie was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Jayda McKee was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Madison Collins, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Knights a 16-0 shutout.
Triton Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Eastern Hancock, their win bumped their record up to 25-2.
Triton Central might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Eastern Hancock in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Triton Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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