Coronado has gone a perfect 5-0 against Palo Duro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mustangs will welcome the Dons at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Coronado's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Palo Duro has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Coronado will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lubbock-Cooper, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Pirates 4-2.
Matt Garcia
| 03/17/26 vs Amarillo | 11 |
| 02/19/26 vs Timber Creek | 7 |
| 03/10/26 @ Monterey | 2 |
| 03/24/26 vs Lubbock-Cooper | 1 |
| 03/05/26 vs Odessa | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Matt Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Coronado's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 3-1 (and 8-9 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Coronado saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zac Long, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Palo Duro's offense. They lost 10-0 to Lubbock-Cooper on Friday.
Palo Duro's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Coronado, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Everything went Coronado's way against Palo Duro when the teams last played back in March of 2025, as Coronado made off with a 10-0 victory. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Dons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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