Bishop Snyder is 1-9 against Trinity Christian Academy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bishop Snyder Cardinals will square off against the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bishop Snyder: 2.6, Trinity Christian Academy: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bishop Snyder is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Pensacola Catholic. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bishop Snyder.
Bishop Snyder saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Baptist, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Corey Wimberly was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy entered their tilt with Bolles with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs on Saturday and snuck past 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Brady Harris, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Petrutz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Bishop Snyder is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bishop Snyder has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Trinity Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bishop Snyder might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Trinity Christian Academy in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trinity Christian Academy's Tyler Ellis, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Bishop Snyder knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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