The Blessed Trinity Titans will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the North Springs Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blessed Trinity gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Centennial 8-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Springs). They never let Lithonia onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won eight games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Beck Ballowe made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ballowe was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, North Springs got a massive performance out of Jada May, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. May continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Kara Hutton was another key player, going 2-for-2 with six RBI, a triple, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .808. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 58.8%.
Blessed Trinity's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-18. As for North Springs, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-10.
Everything went Blessed Trinity's way against North Springs in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Blessed Trinity made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blessed Trinity since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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