The Hockinson Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the King's Way Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hockinson hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Hockinson lost 12-2 to Lakeside on Saturday.
Hockinson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graham Learing, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King's Way Christian). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Kalama an 18-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Derek Tarnoski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jace Barnes, who scored four runs and stole Three bases. while going 4-for-4. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Sam Somarakis, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
King's Way Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
The victory got King's Way Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Hockinson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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