The Pensacola Tigers will square off against Trinitas Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pensacola will be strutting in after a win while Trinitas Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Pensacola took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past L.E.A.D. Academy 15-4. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
Rupert Sproles made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Cameron Hamilton
| 02/17/25 vs L.E.A.D. Academy | 2 |
| 02/14/25 @ Aletheia Christian Academy | 1 |
| 02/10/25 vs West Florida Baptist Academy | 1 |
| 03/25/24 @ Bay | 1 |
| 03/11/24 vs L.E.A.D. Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Cameron Hamilton was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). C Jones was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Pensacola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as L.E.A.D. Academy only posted an OBP of .300.
Meanwhile, Trinitas Christian lost 16-2 to West Florida Baptist Academy two weeks ago.
Trinitas Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Pensacola's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Trinitas Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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