Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Kress

Kress entered their tilt with Valley on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 19-4 margin over the Patriots. That's more bragging rights for the Kangaroos, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Drew Morphis

Runs

03/31/25 @ Valley	4
03/28/25 @ Shamrock	1
03/25/25 vs Shamrock	3
03/17/25 vs San Jacinto Christian Academy	1
03/15/25 vs Olton	2

Drew Morphis made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has become a key player for Kress: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-8 otherwise. Morphis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game.

In other batting news, Xane Garcia and Jayden Galvan did most of the damage at the plate: Garcia went 4-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Galvan scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. What's more, Galvan posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Guzman, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

Kress kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Kress' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Kress will have a chance to go back-to-back against Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.