For the second straight game, Manvel will face off against South Houston. Manvel will look to defend their home field on Saturday against South Houston at 11:00 a.m. Someone's luck will take a turn for the better: Manvel has lost three straight at home , while South Houston has lost nine on the road (dating back to last season).
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Manvel turned things around against South Houston on Friday. They blew past the Trojans 22-3. Considering the Mavericks have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jesus Merlo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Merlo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
Jacob Jimenez
| 03/21/25 @ South Houston | 5 |
| 02/21/25 vs Alief Hastings | 3 |
| 03/14/25 vs Shadow Creek | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Pasadena Memorial | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Fort Bend Bush | 1 |
In other batting news, Manvel got a massive performance out of Jacob Jimenez, who got on base in all six of his plate appearances with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave Jimenez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Le, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 5-for-6.
Manvel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .635. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
South Houston's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Manvel, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 5-7.
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