M.L. King is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Friday. They will welcome the Mays Raiders at 4:30 p.m. M.L. King's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Mays' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
M.L. King's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Cedar Grove with a sharp 18-0 victory. Considering the Lions have won five contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Brandon Ray
| 03/03/25 vs Cedar Grove | 5 |
| 02/21/24 vs Towers | 3 |
| 02/24/25 vs Miller Grove | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Morrow | 1 |
| 02/22/25 @ Morrow | 1 |
M.L. King got a massive performance out of Brandon Ray, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave Ray a new career-high in RBI. Evan Fulks was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3.
M.L. King was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .765. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mays came up short against Riverdale on Thursday and fell 4-1. Mays has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chance Thomas put in work no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
Thomas wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Mays' loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for M.L. King, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
M.L. King couldn't quite finish off Mays in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 and fell 7-5. Can M.L. King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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