The Troy Trojans will face off against the Prairie Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Troy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Troy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Genesee a 23-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.
Javan Barton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Makhi Durrett
| 04/08/25 @ Genesee | 5 |
| 04/16/24 vs Potlatch | 4 |
| 03/29/25 vs Vision | 3 |
| 04/18/24 vs Nezperce | 3 |
| 04/13/24 vs Genesee | 3 |
In other batting news, Troy got a massive performance out of Makhi Durrett, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave Durrett a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dominic Holden, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Troy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Prairie scored first but ultimately less than Kendrick in their contest on Thursday. They lost 17-3 to the Tigers. The Pirates have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Troy pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Prairie, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Troy took their victory against Prairie in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 17-7 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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