The Villages Charter and Trinity Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Villages Charter Buffalo will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Villages Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Trinity Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, The Villages Charter gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Lecanto 12-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for The Villages Charter considering their one-run performance the game before.
Thomas Jacques looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Joe Killpatrick and Marcello Cortale did most of the damage at the plate: Killpatrick went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Cortale scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Andon Gray was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Trinity Catholic suffered a rough 7-1 loss at the hands of Providence School on Tuesday. Trinity Catholic has struggled against Providence School recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Drew Meyer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Trinity Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mekai Griffin, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
The Villages Charter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Trinity Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Villages Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Trinity Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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