Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Trinity Academy Tigers 7-6. For Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, this counts as revenge for the 12-6 loss Trinity Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Ryland Burgin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Burgin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Daniel Stepp and Dalton Burgin did most of the damage at the plate: Stepp went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI, while Burgin scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Burgin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
On Trinity Academy's side, William Ayers was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's win bumped their record up to 7-11-1. As for Trinity Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Burlington Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. Burlington Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Trinity Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wake Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. Wake Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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