The Tocoi Creek Toros are taking a road trip to square off against the Bartram Trail Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tocoi Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Tocoi Creek made easy work of Menendez and carried off an 11-3 victory. The Toros might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.
Hannah Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Kaycee Huff was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February of 2024. Skye Fourman was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bartram Trail was able to grind out a solid win over Buchholz on Friday, taking the game 6-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Bartram Trail also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Rommeney Patrey gave up a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up ten Ks. Patrey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Andi Gooch was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hailey Allen, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Tocoi Creek's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bartram Trail, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Tocoi Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Bartram Trail when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Toros 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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