Washington Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 11-1 to the Kingsway Dragons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Washington Township of the 9-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Washington Township saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matteo Viola, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
On Kingsway's side, they got a great performance from Josh Herner as he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Brayden Thorp was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Washington Township's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Kingsway, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 15-4 record this season.
Washington Township will be playing at home against Haddonfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Kingsway, they will head out on the road to square off against Cumberland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Kingsway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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