The Antioch Bears will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Antioch has six straight victories, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Antioch is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Maplewood (and have done all season long). Antioch blew past Maplewood 17-8.
Antioch got a massive performance out of Duane Coble, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Coby Belton, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet suffered a rough 14-2 loss at the hands of Hillsboro last Wednesday.
Antioch pushed their record up to 12-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Antioch might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Antioch, Zachary Barnet (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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