Baseball Game Preview: Kings Park Kingsmen vs. Mount Sinai Mustangs

For the second straight game, Kings Park will face off against Mount Sinai. The Kingsmen will venture away from home to challenge the Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Kings Park has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

If Kings Park beats Mount Sinai with two runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Kingsmen came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. The victory continues a trend for the Kingsmen in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won five in a row.

For Mount Sinai's part, they got a good showing from Collin Morgan, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Shawn Flannery made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Pj Tubianosa, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Kings Park pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 6.2 runs this season. As for Mount Sinai, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.