Preview: Harpeth Indians vs. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals
The Harpeth Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harpeth has three straight wins, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Harpeth gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Nashville Christian as Harpeth made off with a 10-0 win.
Hayden Penrod made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Penrod was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eason Sewell, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Landen Perry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet fell victim to Hillsboro and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 16-0 loss to the Burros might stick with them for a while.
Harpeth pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8 runs. As for Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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