With a playoff win on the line, Cartersville rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the M.L. King Lions an 11-0 shutout. The Purple Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 contests by six runs or more this season.
Purple Hurricanes
| 04/22/26 vs M.L. King | 11-0 |
| 04/16/26 @ Dalton | 18-4 |
| 04/16/26 @ Dalton | 20-5 |
| 04/14/26 vs Dalton | 14-4 |
| 04/10/26 @ Southeast Whitfield County | 14-1 |
| + 17 more games |
The victory was the 22nd in a row for Cartersville, bringing their record up to 24-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for M.L. King, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Cartersville will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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