It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Trinity had no problem doing just that on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Saucon Valley Panthers 4-3. For Trinity, this counts as revenge for the 13-1 defeat Saucon Valley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in June of 2023.
Ayden Thelen was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Balaban, who went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.
On Saucon Valley's side, Cole Hubert put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hubert has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Hubert was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Hubert wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matt Chaffier, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Chaffier has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Landon Beckowski was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Trinity has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Saucon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Trinity will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Mount Carmel. Mount Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. Saucon Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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