King William put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the West Point Pointers onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. With that win, King William brought their scoring average up to 7.8 runs per game.
Colton Maiorana tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, King William got a massive performance out of Andrew Lee, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Anthony Lane, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
King William's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs per game. As for West Point, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
King William will head out on the road to challenge Arcadia at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. King William's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Arcadia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Point, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northumberland at 6:00 p.m. in Monday's first game. Northumberland will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something West Point surely won't give up without a fight.
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