The King William Cavaliers will square off against the Nandua Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. King William's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Nandua's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
King William is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since June 4, 2024 last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Patrick Henry 3-2. That's two games straight that the Cavaliers have won by just one run.
King William's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Reid, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Nandua rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Justices a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Warriors have won six matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
King William pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Nandua, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-7.
King William beat Nandua 6-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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