The King/Drew Golden Eagles are on the road again on Saturday to play the Eagle Rock Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (King/Drew: 3.6, Eagle Rock: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
King/Drew is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Roybal.
Danilo Meade was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Meade has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Meade was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hades Carranza, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Eagle Rock came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lobos and snuck past 2-1.
King/Drew's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Eagle Rock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
King/Drew came up short against Eagle Rock in their previous matchup back in March, falling 4-0. Can King/Drew avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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