With a playoff game on the line, King rose to the challenge on Monday. They never let the Middleton Tigers onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. With that win, King brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Enrique Fernandez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Alex Quintero was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Cooper Messenger was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
King's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-13. As for Middleton, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-20.
King will face off against Robinson at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Middleton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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