The King/Drew Golden Eagles will head out to take on the Locke Saints at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. King/Drew is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Locke will be up against a hot King/Drew squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went King/Drew's way against Dorsey on Monday as King/Drew made off with a 28-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Eagles considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Dorsey's batters probably weren't too happy with Arturo Rivas, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up three walks).
Anthony Valenzuela
| 03/24/25 @ Dorsey | 4 |
| 03/03/25 vs Los Angeles | 3 |
| 04/18/24 vs Locke | 3 |
| 03/17/25 vs Mendez | 2 |
| 03/25/24 vs West Adams | 2 |
At the plate, Anthony Valenzuela was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Joel Medrano was another key player, getting on base in all six of his plate appearances with six RBI, four runs, and one double.
King/Drew always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .686. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Locke was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They came up short against Fremont, falling 8-1. The game marked the Saints' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
King/Drew's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Locke, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
King/Drew took their win against Locke in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1. Does King/Drew have another victory up their sleeve, or will Locke turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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