King is 0-10 against Jefferson since March of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The King Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Jefferson Dragons at 7:00 p.m. King has given up an average of 16.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
King lost 19-3 to Spoto on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by exactly 16 runs.
Meanwhile, Jefferson fell victim to Sickles and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Gryphons, falling 7-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Dragons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The defeat snapped Jefferson's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only 4.75 in the others. As for King, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
King suffered a grim 23-3 defeat to Jefferson when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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