Baseball Preview: Kingsway Dragons vs. Mainland Regional Mustangs
The Kingsway Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Mainland Regional Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Kingsway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Kingsway can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Washington Township.
Josh Herner tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
At the plate, Brayden Thorp was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mainland Regional unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Saratoga Springs by a score of 4-2.
Kingsway is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 15-4 record this season. As for Mainland Regional, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Kingsway skirted past Mainland Regional 7-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingsway since the team 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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