The Great Falls Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Westminster Catawba Christian Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Great Falls will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
While Great Falls didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past C.A. Johnson 7-1 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jayden Brown made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Trenton Trotter
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trenton Trotter, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Plyler, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Westminster Catawba Christian and Concord Academy, and Concord Academy kept the tradition alive. Westminster Catawba Christian fell just short of Concord Academy by a score of 5-3 last Tuesday.
Like Great Falls, Westminster Catawba Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Brooks Minarik. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Minarik was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Minarik wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Reinhardt, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Great Falls pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6.5 runs. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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