In a game that seemed to echo Wednesday’s matchup, on Friday, the Sea Kings Junior Varsity lost to the Edison Chargers by an identical final score of 7-2. As in the previous game, the Sea Kings dug themselves an early hole when they were victimized by errant infield defense.
For the second straight game, the Chargers were able to establish a first inning lead, largely due to a pair of Sea Kings errors. Edison took advantage of the extra outs to emerge with a 3-0 lead heading into the second inning.
The Chargers returned the favor in the top of the second inning when they allowed an unearned run themselves, which shrunk their lead to 3-1. Cason Yarnall (‘27) led off the inning for the Sea Kings with a double and scored three batters later when the Chargers second baseman misplayed a ground ball.
The Sea Kings pulled to within a run at 3-2 in the top of the fourth inning, again courtesy of an unearned run. Sam Healy (‘27) drew a two-out walk and then scored when Brady Zenz’ (’26) single was misplayed by Edison’s right fielder.
The bottom of the fourth inning turned out to be a pivot point in the game, as the Chargers pushed their lead out to 6-2. A walk, a pair of singles, a Sea Kings error and a triple did the damage before a pitching change by the Sea Kings finally choked off the rally.
A promising start to the fifth inning turned sour for the Sea Kings after a first and third setup with no outs was erased when both baserunners were cut down at home plate on the same play.
The Chargers added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth inning when they loaded the bases with a walk, a single and a hit by pitch, and then scored a run on a wild pitch.
The Sea Kings went down one, two, three in the sixth and seventh innings, and the Chargers took home a 7-2 victory.
Jacob Olson (‘27) and Zenz both reached base twice for the Sea Kings, with Olson earning a pair of walks and Zenz earning a walk to accompany his single. Olson also added a stolen base to his personal stat sheet.
Prescott Nyman (‘27), who extended his on-base streak to four games, led the Sea Kings with two hits in his three at bats, while Yarnall ended his day one for three with a double and a run scored.
Brooks Johnson (‘27) had a nice day pitching out of the bullpen for Sea Kings. It was he who was called upon to squelch the Chargers’ fourth inning rally, and he went on to pitch two and two-thirds innings in which he allowed one run on three hits, while striking out five and only walking one.
On Wednesday, April 30, the Sea Kings Junior Varsity hits the road to face the Capo Valley Christian Eagles.