A feisty cat fight will be fought as Spalding Jaguars duke it out with Trinity Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spalding has given up an average of 8.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Spalding lost 18-12 to Sandy Creek on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (ten), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
Dashan Gilbert stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored three runs and stole Six bases. while going 4-for-5. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.3 stolen bases per game. Tyler Ball was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Trinity Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Troup County 2-1. While the Lions didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Trinity Christian pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Spalding, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
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