The King Crusaders are taking a road trip to face off against the Seaholm Maples at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, King didn't have quite enough to beat Osborn and fell 5-4. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Seaholm had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Warriors 16-1. That's two games straight that the Maples have won by exactly 15 runs.
Casey Goetz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Goetz was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last eight contests.
In other batting news, Cobie Early was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Strawn, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Seaholm was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .750. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Seaholm pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs over those games. As for King, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
King suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Seaholm in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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