Weatherford waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trinity Trojans a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Weatherford has won by exactly three runs.
Not much got past CJ Thornton, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Trinity off the board. Thornton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Colton Mcclure was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Weatherford has been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6-1 record this season. As for Trinity, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10-2.
Weatherford will be playing at home against Paschal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paschal is coming into the matchup with three straight losses on the road, meaning Weatherford will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Trinity, they will take on Bell at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Trinity: 4.1, Bell: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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