The Tradition Prep Pirates will face off against the South Fork Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tradition Prep proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 12) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Westwood 6-4. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
Tradition Prep's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Pablo Almonte, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Another was Zayden Hernandez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Fork, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Central by a score of 4-1 on Friday.
Austin Sonnenberg looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because South Fork is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Eli Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. Jack Demaris also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
South Fork hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central struck out eight times.
Tradition Prep's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.33 hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for South Fork, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
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