King's Way Christian won against Columbia last Thursday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Knights' pitcher stepped up to hand the Castle Rock Rockets a 12-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Derek Tarnoski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Reece Johnson
| 04/15/25 @ Castle Rock | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Columbia | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Columbia | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ La Center | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Hockinson | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
In other batting news, King's Way Christian let Cade Horrocks and Reece Johnson run wild. Horrocks scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Johnson scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Johnson is becoming a predictor of King's Way Christian's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jace Barnes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
King's Way Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .556 or higher in three consecutive games.
King's Way Christian's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Castle Rock, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2-1.
King's Way Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rockets: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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