Woodberry Forest was the 2-1 winner over Trinity Episcopal when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Woodberry Forest Tigers fell just short of the Trinity Episcopal Titans by a score of 7-6 on Friday.
Woodberry Forest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Trinity Episcopal's side, Jalen German made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. German was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Hobbs, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Brennan Ridley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5.
Woodberry Forest dropped their record down to 5-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Trinity Episcopal, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Woodberry Forest will head out on the road to take on Western Albemarle at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Western Albemarle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. Trinity Episcopal does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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