Baseball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is King's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

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Previous Games

04/10/25 - Home	12-6 W
03/28/24 - Home	10-0 W
04/27/23 - Away	7-10 L
04/05/22 - Away	3-5 L
04/27/21 - Away	2-4 L
+ 5 more games

King hadn't done well against Brandon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Lions were the clear victors by a 12-6 margin over the Eagles. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Owen Leever was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Caden Harrier looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, King got a big performance out of Torey Thomas, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Brown, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.

King was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

King has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.1 runs over those games. As for Brandon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-17.

King and Brandon are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Lions will take on Tenoroc at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. King is facing the Titans at the right time seeing as the Titans are stuck on a 19-game losing streak. As for Brandon, they will challenge Middleton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: the Tigers will have lost three straight heading into Monday's matchup.