The Harker Heights Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Temple Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harker Heights' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Temple's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Harker Heights made easy work of Shoemaker and carried off an 8-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Seth Martin made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gian Martinez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Colton Beeman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Temple started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Copperas Cove. They fell just short of the Bulldawgs by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by just one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Temple and nudges their season record down to 7-18-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Harker Heights, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-6-1.
Harker Heights came up short against Temple in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 6-2. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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