Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for King/Drew

Golden Eagles

Previous 5 Games

04/03/25 vs Harbor Teacher	11-7
03/27/25 @ Locke	13-3
03/24/25 @ Dorsey	28-0
03/20/25 vs Port of Los Angeles	1-0
03/17/25 vs Mendez	11-1

King/Drew entered their tilt with Harbor Teacher on Thursday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Monarchs. For the Golden Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 victory the Monarchs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.

Angel Chavez and Hades Carranza were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Chavez struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Carranza pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Chavez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Chavez scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Carranza scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave Chavez a new career-high.

In other batting news, Damico Martin was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.5 runs per game. Elijah Lugo was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base.

King/Drew pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Harbor Teacher, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.

Coming up, King/Drew will be playing at home against Fremont at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Golden Eagles 3.3, the Pathfinders 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Harbor Teacher, they will challenge Locke at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The Saints have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.91 runs per game on average), something the Monarchs will no doubt try to take advantage of.