Baseball Recap: Flour Bluff Sets Scoring Season-High Against Miller

Hornets

Team Score (Highest)

03/12/25 vs Miller	14
03/04/25 @ Carroll	12
02/20/25 vs Mercedes	10
02/25/25 vs Corpus Christi Moody	7
03/10/25 @ Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial	4

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flour Bluff). They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the Miller Buccaneers on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now won eight in a row.

Lucas Escamilla looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Brody Smith was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last 14 games. Another player making a difference was Raymond Aguilar, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Flour Bluff always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Miller only posted an OBP of .261.

Flour Bluff's win bumped their record up to 5-7-2. As for Miller, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Flour Bluff will take on Ray at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Miller, they will face off against King at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.