King/Drew and Locke are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The King/Drew Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Locke Saints at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. King/Drew's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Locke's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
King/Drew is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Dorsey 19-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for King/Drew.
Hades Carranza was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Carranza has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carranza was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Zuniga, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Diego Laines, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Locke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Dorsey by a score of 7-6.
King/Drew has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Locke, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Everything went King/Drew's way against Locke in their previous meeting back in April as King/Drew made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for King/Drew since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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