After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hillsboro, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Stratford Spartans. The win continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won nine in a row.
Brey Bacher looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Monroe Peters, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Bledsoe, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Royals
| 04/08/25 vs Stratford | 7-4 |
| 03/31/25 vs Hume-Fogg | 7-4 |
| 03/28/25 vs Antioch | 14-0 |
| 03/24/25 vs Maplewood | 16-1 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Stratford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Coming up, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet will square off against Hume-Fogg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Royals will need to watch out since the Blue Knights have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matches. As for Stratford, they will take on Kenwood at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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