The Creekside Seminoles will square off against the M.L. King Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Creekside has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while M.L. King will arrive with three straight wins.
Monday just wasn't the day for Creekside's offense. They lost 13-0 to Jackson on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Seminoles have lost by exactly 13 runs.
Creekside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MAKHI WOODHOUSE, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Meanwhile, M.L. King made easy work of Drew on Tuesday and carried off a 15-4 victory. Considering the Lions have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Keontae Banks was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Jaharre Leach was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
M.L. King was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Creekside's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for M.L. King, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Creekside has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like M.L. King struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Creekside came out on top in a nail-biter against M.L. King when the teams last played back in March of 2016, sneaking past 5-4. Does Creekside have another victory up their sleeve, or will M.L. King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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