With a playoff game on the line, King William rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Randolph-Henry Statesmen as they made off with an 8-1 win. Considering King William has won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Daniel Burton made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Burton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grayson Reid, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
The victory was the seventh in a row for King William, bringing their record for this year to 15-1. As for Randolph-Henry, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-4.
King William will take on Poquoson on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (King William: 1, Poquoson: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Randolph-Henry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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