The Trenton Trojans will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Grand Blanc Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Trenton stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Edsel Ford 20-2. While fans of Trenton might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Bri Thomas looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Analy Guth was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Klonica, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Grand Blanc had already won 22 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 23 on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars and snuck past 4-2.
Kayla Blumenschein made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Blumenschein was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a triple and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Katelyn DeWitt was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Trenton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8-1 record this season. As for Grand Blanc, they pushed their record up to 32-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Trenton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like Grand Blanc struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Trenton skirted past Grand Blanc 4-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Trenton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grand Blanc turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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