King's Christian will head out on the road to challenge the Holy Spirit Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. King's Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, King's Christian beat The Pilgrim Academy 7-4.
Matty Pancurak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Joseph Demirjian was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mickey Tolentino, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Holy Spirit's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vineland. Holy Spirit has not had much luck with Vineland recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
King's Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Holy Spirit, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
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