Winchester Community has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Tri Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Winchester Community's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Tri's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Winchester Community's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Eastern Hancock by a score of 5-0. That's two games straight that Winchester Community has won by exactly five runs.
Landen Porfidio made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Porfidio was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Winchester Community let Dravin Whitehead and Justin Cox loose on the outfield. Whitehead went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run, while Cox scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tri came up short against Union County on Thursday and fell 8-3. Tri has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tri saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Brooks, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Winchester Community is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Tri, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Winchester Community has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tri struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Winchester Community was able to grind out a solid victory over Tri when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winchester Community since the team 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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