Jefferson extended their postseason success on Friday against King. They beat the King Lions by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. Considering Jefferson has won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Michael Marroquin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jefferson's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Copple, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Mallo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Jefferson, bringing their record for this year to 18-8. As for King, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-14.
As of now, neither Jefferson nor King have any future games scheduled.
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