Baseball Preview: Kingsway Dragons vs. Washington Township Minutemen
Kingsway has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Washington Township Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kingsway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Kingsway lost 10-3 to Northern Burlington on Wednesday.
Kingsway saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Taylor, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayden Thorp, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Washington Township had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Delsea on Wednesday. Washington Township has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jack Fitzpatrick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Giovanni Cristinzio, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Kingsway's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Washington Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Kingsway took their victory against Washington Township in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 9-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingsway since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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