King is 2-8 against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The King Mustangs will head out to take on the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 12:00 p.m.
King will face Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial after dropping another heartbreaker against Carroll on Wednesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. King fell just short of Carroll by a score of 5-4.
Marco Barrera was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 7.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances.
Grant Hoogland
| 03/04/25 @ London | 3 |
| 03/12/25 vs Carroll | 2 |
| 03/10/25 @ Corpus Christi Moody | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Edinburg North | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs San Benito | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
In other batting news, Grant Hoogland made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6. He has become a key player for King: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-8-1 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial earned a 6-2 victory over Gregory-Portland on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won six in a row.
Jordan Garza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last four matches.
At the plate, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Wyrick, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Wyrick a new career-high. Aaron Gonzalez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
King's loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2-1.
King might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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