The Trenton Tigers will face off against the Honey Grove Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
If Trenton beats Honey Grove with six runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Trenton beat Whitewright on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Colton Carroll, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Matthew Brower, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Carroll wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Trenton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Honey Grove). They never let Savoy get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Warriors have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Andrew Finney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Honey Grove got a massive performance out of Kendal Wolfe, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs. Jarrmez Daniels was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Honey Grove pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Trenton, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
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