The Gilford Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Trinity Pioneers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gilford has six straight wins, Trinity has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Trinity's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Gilford hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Golden Eagles put the hurt on Raymond with a sharp 10-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Trinity suffered their closest loss since May 5th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Bishop Brady by a score of 5-3.
Sophia Romano was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Catie Bishop, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Gilford pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 9.8 runs this season. As for Trinity, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Gilford was able to grind out a solid win over Trinity in their previous meeting back in May of 2019, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Eagles 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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