Baseball Recap: Chamblee Bulldogs vs. M.L. King Lions
Chamblee won the last time they faced M.L. King, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Chamblee Bulldogs' way against the M.L. King Lions as the Chamblee Bulldogs made off with a 10-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chamblee.
Cooper Lewis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Joey David was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Beck Heaps, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
On M.L. King's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Chester, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Chamblee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for M.L. King, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chamblee will play host again on Monday to welcome Arabia Mountain, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Chamblee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for M.L. King, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Decatur at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Decatur will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something M.L. King surely won't give up without a fight.
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