The Trinity Prep Saints will head out on the road to challenge the Dr. Phillips Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Trinity Prep will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Thursday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Wednesday was a bit more commanding. Their tough 10-2 defeat to East River might stick with them for a while. Trinity Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nathaneal Davis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dr. Phillips was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Minneola.
Dr. Phillips also got a good showing from Taylor Harris, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Harris has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dr. Phillips saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christopher Pedrinan, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Diego Diaz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Dr. Phillips didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 15th loss (out of 18 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Trinity Prep's record is now 6-13. As for Dr. Phillips, their record now sits at 3-21.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Trinity Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dr. Phillips struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Trinity Prep beat Dr. Phillips 3-0 when the teams last played back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dr. Phillips' Ronald Machado, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trinity Prep still be able to contain Machado? There's only one way to find out.
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