Baseball Preview: Kings Knights vs. Glenelg Country Dragons
The Kings Knights will challenge the Glenelg Country Dragons at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Glenelg Country took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kings, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Kings narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Plymouth Whitemarsh 6-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kings.
Meanwhile, Glenelg Country was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Hawken by a score of 5-4.
Trey Miller was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Miller wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Henson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Glenelg Country didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Kings' victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Glenelg Country, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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