North Judson-San Pierre was the 6-3 winner over Triton when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays lost 21-5 to the Triton Trojans on Thursday. North Judson-San Pierre has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Triton's part, Braxton Kaufman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Kaufman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kaufman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Lucas Kaufman and Kohan Hensley did most of the damage at the plate: Kaufman scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hensley scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Maddox Dennie, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
North Judson-San Pierre now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Triton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
North Judson-San Pierre will look to defend their home field on Friday against Winamac at 4:30 p.m. Winamac's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so North Judson-San Pierre's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Triton, they will head out on the road to face off against Argos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Argos is coming into the match with eight straight losses at home, meaning Triton will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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