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| 05/02/24 - Home | 7-3 W |
| 05/20/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 03/20/23 - Away | 14-0 W |
Holy Trinity is a perfect 3-0 against Clemente since March of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Tigers will welcome the Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Clemente will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Holy Trinity extended their winning streak to six on Monday. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand Cristo Rey Jesuit a 15-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won nine matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Clemente got the win against Mather on Friday by a conclusive 10-1. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now won eight in a row.
Paul Gandara made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Clemente's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-7 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Semaj Beecham was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Clemente: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Johan Anez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Clemente always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Holy Trinity's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Clemente, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Holy Trinity was able to grind out a solid win over Clemente when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 7-3. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
