The King Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Victoria East Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, King finally turned things around against Flour Bluff on Saturday. King walked away with a 5-2 win over Flour Bluff.
ISAIAH GOMEZ spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on DREW GARCIA, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. JACE HERNANDEZ was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Victoria East put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Victoria West. Victoria East came out on top against Victoria West by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Victoria East.
Victoria East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Sockwell, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
King's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-19. As for Victoria East, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
King suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Victoria East in their previous matchup back in March. Can King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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