King had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 8-16-2 to make it six. They fell just short of the Flour Bluff Hornets by a score of 2-1. If the Mustangs were looking for revenge after losing 4-1 to the Hornets when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Ethan Gamez
| 02/20/26 vs Laredo LBJ | 3 |
| 04/07/26 @ Flour Bluff | 2 |
| 03/11/26 @ Miller | 2 |
| 03/06/26 vs Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 1 |
| 03/06/26 vs Rowe | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
King saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Gamez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Gamez is becoming a predictor of the Mustangs' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 6-15-2 when he doesn't).
As for Flour Bluff, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Flour Bluff's side, Travis Leal looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Santiago Sutil, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Bradley Terry, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
While King had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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