King had lost seven straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-21 to make it eight. They lost 26-0 to the Calallen Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-0 on April 1st.
As for Calallen, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-1. Considering they have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Calallen's part, Chase Lynch was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lynch has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Lucas Saenz looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Calallen got a massive performance out of Sebastian Dennis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four runs, and one stolen base. Those four runs gave Dennis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. King will take on rival Tuloso-Midway at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Calallen is set to square off against their familiar foe Zapata at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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