Baseball Preview: Armwood Hawks vs. King Lions
The Armwood Hawks will be playing at home against the King Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
After a string of five wins, Armwood's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Chamberlain by a score of 12-11.
Rhys Brush and Matthew Hall did some serious damage despite the final result: Brush went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Hall scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Villanueva, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, King never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against Brandon as King made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for King.
Carlos Rivera tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Koveyontez Balentine was incredible, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Nico Brown was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Armwood's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for King, they pushed their record up to 7-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Armwood beat King 4-0 when the teams last played back in March. Does Armwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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