Trinity Academy and St. Thomas More Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Trinity Academy Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Trinity Academy suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Ravenscroft. Trinity Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Trinity Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Inge, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Titans and snuck past 3-2.
Tyler Vincent made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Vincent has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vincent was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Trinity Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for St. Thomas More Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-4-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Trinity Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas More Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Trinity Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Thomas More Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, sneaking past 6-5. Does Trinity Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Thomas More Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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