Klein Collins fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Magnolia West on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-3 to the Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-7 back in February.
Klein Collins saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Genesis Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Klein Collins and nudges their season record down to 2-16. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 17-3 Tomball (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 82% over those games). As for Magnolia West, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-4.
Coming up, Klein Collins will head out on the road to take on Klein at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Klein's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Klein Collins' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Magnolia West, they will host Tomball at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Magnolia West has won six straight at home dating back to last season, while Tomball won six straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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