Triton Central is 0-9 against Heritage Christian since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Triton Central Tigers are on the road again to play the Heritage Christian Eagles at 1:00 p.m. One thing working in Triton Central's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, Triton Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Everything went their way against Irvington Preparatory Academy as Triton Central made off with a 12-2 victory. 12 seems to be a good number for Triton Central as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hayden May was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. May has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. May was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kellan Dishman was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mathew Shircliff, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Heritage Christian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Panthers 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Ambrose, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Triton Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Heritage Christian, their record is now 18-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Triton Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Heritage Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Triton Central suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Heritage Christian in their previous meeting on May 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ambrose, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Now that Triton Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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