The Triad Knights will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Glenwood Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Glenwood will be up against a hot Triad squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Triad blew past Mt. Vernon 17-1 on Tuesday. That looming 17-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Meanwhile, Glenwood got themselves on the board against Springfield on Wednesday, but Springfield never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Senators. The Titans haven't had any issues with the Senators recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Colten Haacke looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Glenwood let Tyler Gurski and Joe Anderson run wild. Gurski went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Anderson got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Gurski has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Tucker Murphy, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Glenwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Triad pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average this season. As for Glenwood, their record now sits at 3-0.
Triad was able to grind out a solid victory over Glenwood in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Triad since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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