Klein Forest hasn't had much luck against Klein Cain recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m.
Klein Forest is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Magnolia, falling 9-0. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly nine runs.
Klein Forest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden Sziy, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Meanwhile, Klein Cain entered their tilt with Magnolia on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs, sneaking past 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for the Hurricanes as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Klein Cain also got a great performance from Connor Haefele as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Cooper Brandt was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blaine Bullard, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Klein Cain pushed their record up to 8-6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Klein Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18-1.
Klein Forest came up short against Klein Cain when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 4-1. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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