The Pace Academy Knights will face off against the M.L. King Lions at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. Pace Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
Pace Academy is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since February 22nd on Thursday. They fell just short of Holy Innocents Episcopal by a score of 8-6. Knights fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Golden Bears since on Thursday.
Miles Mador was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in February. Davis Morrison was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, M.L. King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Midtown.
M.L. King saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Scott, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
M.L. King's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Pace Academy, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pace Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like M.L. King struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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