King fell victim to Armwood and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Armwood Hawks. King has not had much luck with Armwood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Carlos Rivera was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, King saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Messenger, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
King's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Armwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
King will be playing at home against Alonso at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. King is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Armwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Plant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plant is coming into the matchup with five straight losses at home, meaning Armwood will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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