The Tenoroc Titans will face off against the King Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Tenoroc is looking for their season's first victory.
Tenoroc's tournament run continued when they took on Davenport on Thursday. The Titans lost 13-2 to the Broncos.
Meanwhile, King hadn't done well against Brandon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Lions were the clear victors by a 12-6 margin over the Eagles. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Owen Leever made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Torey Thomas was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Nicholas Brown also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
King always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
King has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tenoroc, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
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