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05/25/24 - Away | 12-2 W |
04/05/19 - Home | 15-5 W |
04/06/18 - Neutral | 19-0 W |
04/07/17 - Home | 25-3 W |
05/20/16 - Away | 33-3 W |
Triton Central is a perfect 5-0 against Irvington Preparatory Academy since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Tigers will challenge Irvington Preparatory Academy at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
While Triton Central's win against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Tigers never let the Raiders get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Thursday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Eli Sego, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Irvington Preparatory Academy suffered their biggest defeat since May 3rd on Saturday. They lost 12-2 to Perry Meridian.
Irvington Preparatory Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Barnes, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Irvington Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Triton Central, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Triton Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Irvington Preparatory Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Triton Central took their win against Irvington Preparatory Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do Irvington Preparatory Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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