After a string of three wins, King/Drew's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 7-1 to the Harbor Teacher Monarchs. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, King/Drew couldn't push the score so high this time.
King/Drew saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danilo Meade, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Harbor Teacher's side, Ernesto Lugo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
At the plate, Jonathan Garcia was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ricky Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
King/Drew's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Harbor Teacher, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
While King/Drew had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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