Mustangs
| 04/15/25 @ Miller | 18 |
| 03/08/25 vs San Benito | 11 |
| 03/18/25 vs Miller | 9 |
| 04/08/25 @ Carroll | 7 |
| 03/07/25 @ Edinburg North | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Miller Buccaneers an 18-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
King got a great performance from Erick Valverde as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Valverde a new career-high.
At the plate, Justin Lytle was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of King's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 4-17-1 when he doesn't). Ruben Leal was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
King's win bumped their record up to 7-18-1. As for Miller, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-19.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. King will challenge rival Ray at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Miller is set to face off against their familiar foe Carroll at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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