The Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals will challenge the Antioch Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet has three straight victories, Antioch has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Maplewood. With that win, the Royals brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Owen Hillyer looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brey Bacher, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances. Monroe Peters was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .680. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Antioch came up short against McGavock on Tuesday, falling 20-2.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Antioch, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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