The Tocoi Creek Toros will face off against the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Tocoi Creek 3.5, Trinity Christian Academy 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tocoi Creek's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Suncoast hitters got past them. Tocoi Creek took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Suncoast on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Toros have lost by exactly five runs.
Jackson Sizemore was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Pate, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy never let their opponents score on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Baldwin. The Conquerors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Aaron Watson, who gave up just a hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Baldwin off the board. Those 15 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Watson.
On the hitting side, Trinity Christian Academy let Ethan Wheeler and Tyler Ellis run wild. Wheeler went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run, while Ellis scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gage Petrutz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Trinity Christian Academy's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tocoi Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-4.
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