There's no place like home for Armwood, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the King Lions a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Armwood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Armwood's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Theodric Hicks, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On King's side, Carlos Rivera was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Rivera has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, King saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Messenger, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Armwood's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for King, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Armwood will head out on the road to face off against Plant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Plant: 3.3, Armwood: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for King, they will be playing at home against Alonso at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Alonso will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something King surely won't give up without a fight.
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