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| 04/12/19 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 03/19/19 - Home | 8-5 W |
| 04/06/18 - Home | 15-5 W |
| 03/13/18 - Away | 12-5 W |
| 04/07/17 - Away | 1-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
King has gone 8-2 against West Oso recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The King Brahmas will square off against the West Oso Bears at 9:30 a.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 16 losses in a row dating back to last season, King turned things around against Odem on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Owls 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Brahmas have posted since March 2, 2024.
Jordan Villarreal was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That run marked the first that he scored this season.
King always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, while West Oso put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Ben Bolt. West Oso was the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Ben Bolt. Considering the Bears have won four matchups by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kendall Taylor and Julian Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Taylor pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Garcia pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for West Oso: the team is undefeated when he allows at most two hits, but 1-2 otherwise. At the plate, Taylor went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one double, while Garcia went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ray DeLuna, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Damon Nash, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for West Oso and bumps their season record up to 4-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12.5 hits in those games compared to only 4.75 in the others. As for King, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
King was able to grind out a solid win over West Oso when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 5-2. Does King have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Oso turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
