Midtown won the last time they faced M.L. King, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Midtown Knights were the clear victor by an 18-1 margin over the M.L. King Lions. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Maggie Morran made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she also racked up four strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chloe Peyton was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Megan Bookspun, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midtown didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 7.4.
The win made it two in a row for Midtown and bumps their season record up to 12-2. As for M.L. King, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Midtown will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Pace Academy at 5:30 p.m. Pace Academy will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Midtown surely won't give up without a fight. As for M.L. King, they will head out to face off against Lithonia at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
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