The Morrow Mustangs will take on the M.L. King Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Morrow headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Woodland let them put that streak behind them. Morrow was the clear victors by a 14-7 margin over Woodland on Friday. Considering the Mustangs' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
The team relied heavily on Bryce Glass, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also put up a hit, which washis first of the season. Another player making a difference was Preston Ward, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Morrow always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, M.L. King put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by an 18-10 margin over Towers. Fans of the Lions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Donovyn Pinn was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlton Randolph, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Morrow's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-4. As for M.L. King, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Morrow took their victory against M.L. King when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-3. Does Morrow have another victory up their sleeve, or will M.L. King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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