The Flour Bluff Hornets will head out to challenge the King Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Flour Bluff's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so King's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Flour Bluff will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Gregory-Portland on Tuesday. The Hornets blew past the Wildcats 10-0. Considering the Hornets' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Robert Moreno
| 04/22/25 vs Gregory-Portland | 7 |
| 04/11/25 vs Ray | 10 |
| 03/31/25 vs King | 8 |
| 03/25/25 @ Gregory-Portland | 9 |
| 03/18/25 vs Alice | 9 |
| 03/10/25 @ Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial | 10 |
Not much got past Robert Moreno, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Gregory-Portland off the board. Moreno has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Vancini was a standout: he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Brody Smith was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, King posted their closest win since March 10th on Tuesday. They skirted past Alice 3-1.
The team relied heavily on Marco Barrera, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. King is 3-1 when Barrera posts three or more hits, but 5-18-1 otherwise.
King's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-19-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Flour Bluff, their record is now 12-13-2.
Flour Bluff skirted past King 3-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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