Knights
| 03/14/25 @ Killeen | 14 |
| 03/06/25 vs Boerne | 12 |
| 03/01/25 vs Rudder | 9 |
| 02/28/25 vs Weiss | 8 |
| 02/28/25 vs Glenn | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harker Heights). They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over the Killeen Kangaroos on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Seth Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gian Martinez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Jonatan Mercado also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Harker Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Killeen only posted an OBP of .125.
The victory made it two in a row for Harker Heights and bumps their season record up to 9-3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Killeen, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Harker Heights will have a chance to go back-to-back against Killeen: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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