Baseball Recap: Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Eagles

Previous Games

04/04/25 @ Flour Bluff	6-4
03/31/25 vs Alice	3-1
03/29/25 @ Ray	10-0
03/28/25 @ Miller	26-2
03/21/25 vs Carroll	11-0
+ 4 more games

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Flour Bluff Hornets 6-4. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly two runs.

Jordan Garza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Trae Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Hampton, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Flour Bluff only posted a batting average of .241.

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial pushed their record up to 17-2-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Flour Bluff, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11-2.

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial and Flour Bluff should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Eagles will face off against Tuloso-Midway at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (47 vs. 126). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial 1.6, the Warriors & Cherokees 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Flour Bluff (ranked 439th) will meet Miller (ranked 1041st) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.