King's Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Carlmont Scots. This was payback for King's Academy, who suffered a 10-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Katia Nesper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, King's Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Bennette, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Giles, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
King's Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Carlmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9-1.
King's Academy will head out on the road to take on Saratoga at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Saratoga: 4.1, King's Academy: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Carlmont, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Woodside at 4:00 p.m. Carlmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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