Tomball Kings has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Northland Christian Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Monday, Tomball Kings fell victim to a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Episcopal. Tomball Kings has not had much luck with Episcopal recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northland Christian put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season back in March. They never let Rosehill Christian onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Northland Christian who now have four in a row.
Luke Edmonds made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Edmonds was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cy Taylor was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. JT Turner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Tomball Kings' loss dropped their record down to 10-24-1. As for Northland Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Tomball Kings came up short against Northland Christian when the teams last played back in March, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taylor, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Tomball Kings knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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