The Ray Texans will square off against the King Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ray has seven straight wins, King has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Ray beats King with six runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Texans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Gregory-Portland on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Texans have posted against the Wildcats since April 12, 2023.
The team relied heavily on Josh Hernandez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double. Luke Wyrick was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, King didn't have quite enough to beat Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial on Tuesday and fell 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mustangs have suffered against the Eagles since April 3, 2023.
King saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Lytle, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
King's loss dropped their record down to 8-11-2. As for Ray, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
Everything went Ray's way against King in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, as Ray made off with a 13-0 win. Do the Texans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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