Baseball Game Preview: Kings Park Kingsmen vs. Miller Place Panthers

For the second straight game, Kings Park will face off against Miller Place. The Kingsmen will host the Panthers at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Kings Park's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Miller Place's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Kings Park's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Miller Place hitters got past them. The Kingsmen lost 11-0 to the Panthers on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Kingsmen have suffered since March 29th.

For Miller Place's part, the result came thanks to Nick Frusco's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks.

On the hitting side, Evan Fallon was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Van Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.

Miller Place hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matches.

Miller Place's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Kings Park, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8.