Baseball Game Preview: King/Drew Golden Eagles vs. Marquez Gladiators

The King/Drew Golden Eagles will challenge the Marquez Gladiators at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (King/Drew 3.1, Marquez 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

King/Drew's tournament run continued when they took on Jordan on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles were the clear victors by a 17-3 margin over the Bulldogs. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won six contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Angel Chavez

Runs (Career)

04/16/25 vs Jordan	3
03/24/25 @ Dorsey	2
03/03/25 vs Los Angeles	2
05/06/24 @ Locke	2
05/02/24 @ Dorsey	2

Angel Chavez was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Chavez was even better at the plate, going 1-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

Chavez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Danilo Meade, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Meade has posted since back in May of 2024. Another was Damico Martin, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Meanwhile, Marquez posted their closest win since March 3rd on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Bravo 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gladiators.

King/Drew has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Marquez, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.

King/Drew couldn't quite get it done against Marquez in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.