King was the 6-3 winner over East Central when they last played one another back in March of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The King Mustangs took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Central Hornets on Thursday.
Marco Barrera put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Barrera was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Barrera wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Alaniz, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
King's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for East Central, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Coincidentally, King and East Central will both be playing Hutto the next time they take the field. East Central will head out to face Hutto at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, while King will play them later in the day, at 7:00 p.m.
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