The King's Academy Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Mills Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with King's Academy sitting on ten straight victories and Mills on three.
King's Academy can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mercy as King's Academy made off with a 12-2 win. That's two games straight that King's Academy has won by exactly ten runs.
Bella Bliss was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Bliss was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bella Giles and Mia Bennette did most of the damage at the plate: Giles went 3-for-3 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs, while Bennette went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Izzy Barrera was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mills sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Menlo-Atherton on Tuesday.
Like King's Academy, Mills also got a great game from a two-way player: Kalia Woo. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Woo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Woo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sofia Kwan, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jazzy Maske, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
King's Academy pushed their record up to 20-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Mills, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Mills' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. King's Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Mills, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5. Will King's Academy keep running through batters, or will Mills buck the trend?
Everything went King's Academy's way against Mills in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as King's Academy made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for King's Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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