The M.L. King Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Pace Academy Knights at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.
M.L. King lost 18-3 to Jackson on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Pace Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lions a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Katie Wrigley made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Pace Academy got a massive performance out of Livie Lynch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Lynch has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Amelit Hall, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
M.L. King has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for Pace Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
M.L. King suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Pace Academy in their previous meeting back in August. Can M.L. King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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