After two games on the road, King/Drew is heading back home. They will take on the Harbor Teacher Monarchs at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King/Drew can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Locke 12-1. With that victory, King/Drew brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Danilo Meade was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Meade has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Meade was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, King/Drew let Arturo Rivas and Christian Montejo loose on the outfield. Rivas scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Montejo scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Anthony Valenzuela was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Harbor Teacher had just enough and edged Port of Los Angeles out 4-3 on Thursday.
Harbor Teacher also got a great performance from Ernesto Lugo as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Jonathan Garcia was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Derek Nieves, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
King/Drew has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Harbor Teacher, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
King/Drew skirted past Harbor Teacher 7-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will King/Drew repeat their success, or does Harbor Teacher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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