Baseball Recap: Harker Heights Extends Winning Streak to Four

Knights

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 vs Bryan	14
03/14/25 @ Killeen	14
03/18/25 vs Killeen	13
04/12/25 vs Chaparral	11
04/01/25 vs Copperas Cove	9

Harker Heights came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Temple Wildcats as they made off with a 9-1 win. Considering the Knights have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Seth Martin made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Corey McMillan, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March. Jordan Wood was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Harker Heights pushed their record up to 20-6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Temple, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-20-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Harker Heights is set to face off against their familiar foe Midway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 2.9, the Panthers 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Temple will challenge rival Shoemaker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.