Trinity extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to eight on Friday, dropping them down to 0-5. They lost 17-8 to the Central Valley Falcons. The Wolves were not able to make up for their defeat to the Falcons from their previous meeting back in March of 2025.
Kolten Halliday and Tom Ritchey stepped up to the plate in a big way. Halliday went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI, while Ritchey went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
As for Central Valley, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-5-1. Considering they have won five games by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On Central Valley's side, Jonathan Horst made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Horst was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Central Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5-1 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Central Valley got a massive performance out of Drason Recio, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Recio has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Havok Martin, who went 3-for-5 with four runs, three RBI, and one double.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Trinity will take on Hayfork at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Timberjacks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15 runs per game on average), something the Wolves will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Central Valley, they will square off against Anderson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Falcons' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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