The Tri-City Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Tri-City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against North Mac on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to the Panthers. The loss put an end to the Tornadoes' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, Warrensburg-Latham had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They never let the Lions get on the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Trenton Bridges made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Warrensburg-Latham let Evan Gottman and Eastyn McKenzie run wild. Gottman scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while McKenzie went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Gottman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Peyton Garver was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Warrensburg-Latham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Warrensburg-Latham pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 7.7 runs this season. As for Tri-City, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Tri-City might still be hurting after the 13-4 loss they got from Warrensburg-Latham in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Tri-City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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