The Trinity Christian Warriors will take on the Canfield Cardinals at 8:00 a.m. on Monday. Trinity Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Trinity Christian made easy work of Clay-Battelle and carried off an 18-2 win. The Warriors have beaten the Cee-Bees the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Cee-Bees has come to flipping the script.
Paige Hopkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hopkins was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs.
In other batting news, Peyton Moore was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Josalyn Phillips, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Trinity Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Canfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They skirted past Chardon 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted since March 22nd.
Canfield's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Trinity Christian, their record now sits at 8-4.
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