King/Drew is 5-0 against Mendez since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The King/Drew Golden Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Mendez Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. King/Drew's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Mendez's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, King/Drew brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Adams an 18-0 shutout on Monday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for King/Drew's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Danilo Meade made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Meade was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Christian Montejo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hades Carranza, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mendez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Maywood CES.
King/Drew's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Mendez, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
King/Drew came out on top in a nail-biter against Mendez in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mendez's Diego Martinez, who struck out six batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for King/Drew to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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