The Flour Bluff Hornets will face off against the King Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Flour Bluff nor King posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Flour Bluff will face King after dropping another heartbreaker against Gregory-Portland on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. Flour Bluff fell just short of Gregory-Portland by a score of 3-2. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Flour Bluff saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colten Englert, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for King's offense. They fell just short of Alice by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. The Mustangs' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Marco Barrera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
Flour Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 7-9-2. As for King, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1.
Flour Bluff couldn't quite get it done against King in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Can Flour Bluff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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