King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 23rd straight defeat. They came up short against the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots, falling 17-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in March.
King saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malayah Goodman, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another was Nelly Pizano, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
King's loss dropped their record down to 2-26. As for Goose Creek Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
King and Goose Creek Memorial could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Panthers will challenge Kingwood at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (746 vs. 5). Meanwhile, Goose Creek Memorial (ranked 227th) will meet Summer Creek (ranked 21st) at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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