Baseball Recap: Trenton Has No Trouble Against Lafayette

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

02/10/25 @ West Port	15
03/04/25 vs Gainesville	12
02/28/25 vs Taylor County	10
02/25/25 @ Dixie County	10
03/06/25 @ Lafayette	6

Trenton hadn't done well against Lafayette recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Trenton Tigers were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Lafayette Hornets. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Brant Bivens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4.

Bivens wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ty Moses, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Mason VunCannon was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Trenton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lafayette only posted a batting average of .091.

Trenton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Lafayette, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.

Trenton and Lafayette should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Trenton will challenge Dixie County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 396 places (91 vs. 487). Trenton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Lafayette's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Similarly, Lafayette (ranked 46th) will meet Chiefland (ranked 251st) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trenton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.