Baseball Preview: King Lions vs. Leto Falcons
King is 1-9 against Leto since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The King Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Leto Falcons at 7:00 p.m. King is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
King took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Spoto and snuck past 4-3.
Enrique Fernandez tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, King's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Koveyontez Balentine, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Anthony Lara, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Leto's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 11-3 defeat at the hands of Armwood.
King's victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Leto, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
King came up short against Leto when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 4-0. Can King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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