King extended their losing streak to three on Saturday, dropping them down to 2-6. They lost 11-3 to the Spring Lions. The Panthers were not able to make up for their loss to the Lions from their previous meeting back in February of 2025.
As for Spring, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.
For Spring's part, Noah Martinez looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Martinez a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Spring let Jeremi Sanchez and Jacolby Green run wild. Sanchez went 1-for-3 with three runs and two RBI, while Green got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave Sanchez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alfred Cruz, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Coming up, King will be playing in front of their home fans against Westfield at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Spring, they will be taking part in a tournament against Santa Fe at 11:00 a.m. on Friday.
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