The Taravella Trojans will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the True North Classical Academy Titans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Taravella came up short against Western and fell 6-3.
Jonathon Lopez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was JC Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, True North Classical Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Braddock by a score of 2-1.
Alan Soler was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Taravella's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5. As for True North Classical Academy, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-7-1.
Taravella came out on top in a nail-biter against True North Classical Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taravella since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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