Baseball Recap: M.L. King Wins Going Away Against Mays

M.L. King lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Mays, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's match. Everything went the M.L. King Lions' way against the Mays Raiders on Thursday as the M.L. King Lions made off with an 11-5 victory. Considering the Lions have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Brandon Ray made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. M.L. King is 3-1 when Ray posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise.

In other batting news, Keontae Banks was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of M.L. King's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Ryan Ford was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-4.

With the win, M.L. King broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-5. As for Mays, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.

Coming up, M.L. King will face off against Drew at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Drew has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17 runs per game on average), something M.L. King will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mays, they will take on Pace Academy at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. Mays has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.