The Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers will face off against the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy came up short against Lake Highland Prep on Wednesday, falling 12-1.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Thatcher, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cocoa Beach, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Titusville 6-5.
Kristian Wolfe made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Cocoa Beach is undefeated when Wolfe posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Cocoa Beach let Parker Cress and Hayden Wilson run wild. Cress scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Wilson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Cress a new career-high in RBI (two).
Cocoa Beach has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.33 hits in those games compared to only 5.6 in the others. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy came up short against Cocoa Beach in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 6-3. Can Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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