BELMONT, N.C. – Ben Ferguson extended his hitting streak to 11 games as the Crusaders played King Saturday at Abbey Yard. The Tornado took the third game of the series 5-2 and improve to 10-12 on the season and 9-10 in Conference Carolinas play. The Crusaders move to 17-9 overall and 16-7 in league play.
Recap
King 5, Belmont Abbey 2

• The game had a 2:09 delay due to weather.
• Ferguson, Zach Aehlert, and Richard DeLaCruz all collected hits for The Abbey.
• Kale Rhame and Aehlert drove in The Crusader runs.
• Alex Sniffen pitched five innings in his start allowing two runs on five hits with two strikeouts.
• Will Carney and Brendan Simonds both worked a strikeout in their relief appearance.

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The Crusades will play at Wingate March 30.