The King William Cavaliers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Arcadia Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (King William: 1.2, Arcadia: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
King William is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Charles City (and have done all season long). King William never let Charles City onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Tuesday.
Daniel Burton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Burton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other pitching news, Colton Maiorana looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Jack Longest was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Reid, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Arcadia's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Nandua by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Arcadia has scored all season.
Arcadia saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalton Barnes, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
King William's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Arcadia, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. King William has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Arcadia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went King William's way against Arcadia when the teams last played back in May of 2018 as King William made off with a 10-0 victory. Does King William have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arcadia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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