The Trinity Academy Tigers will square off against the Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Trinity Academy: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Trinity Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They skirted past GRACE Christian 2-0. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The result came thanks to Jacob Bondy's shutout, as he gave up just four hits.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's offense. They came up short against Greensboro Day School on Thursday, falling 18-0. The shutout was out of character for the Lion seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill got a good showing from Elliott Norris, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Norris a new career-low.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Trinity Academy, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 3-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Trinity Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Trinity Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill in their previous meeting back in April, winning 10-6. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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