The Miller Place Panthers will take on the Kings Park Kingsmen at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Miller Place's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Kings Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Miller Place had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but St. Anthony's put an end to it on Saturday. The Panthers fell just short of the Friars by a score of 2-0. It was the first time this season that the Panthers let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Kings Park entered their tilt with Mount Sinai on Monday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The Kingsmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Emma Lombardi was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Madeleine Cooper was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Kings Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .393 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Kings Park pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Miller Place, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-2.
Miller Place couldn't quite finish off Kings Park in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 2-0. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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