East Bay had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 13-8 win over the King Lions. That's more bragging rights for East Bay, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
J Viane looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, S Dowe and Connor Gavigan did most of the damage at the plate: Dowe scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Gavigan went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. A Gingrich was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On King's side, Martin Galo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cooper Messenger, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
East Bay's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for King, they dropped their record down to 9-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
East Bay will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Middleton, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. East Bay is facing Middleton at the right time seeing as Middleton is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for King, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Spoto at 7:00 p.m. King has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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