Keystone Heights has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Keystone Heights is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat P.K. Yonge by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-0. Keystone Heights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Keystone Heights got a great performance from Gage Barry as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Barry has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kenneth Guy was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Austin Smith, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Trinity Catholic made easy work of Father Lopez on Tuesday and carried off an 8-2 victory.
Drew Meyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Roman Hentz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Tundis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Keystone Heights is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Trinity Catholic, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Keystone Heights has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Trinity Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Keystone Heights beat Trinity Catholic 3-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for Keystone Heights since the squad 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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