There's no place like home for Triton, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Bethany Christian Bruins on Monday as the Triton Trojans made off with a 9-2 victory. For Triton, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 defeat Bethany Christian walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Braxton Kaufman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Kaufman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kaufman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Kohan Hensley and Brian Wescher did most of the damage at the plate: Hensley scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Wescher scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Bethany Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Chupp, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Triton's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Bethany Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Triton will challenge North Judson-San Pierre at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bethany Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Wawasee at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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