The Kinkaid Falcons will square off against the Tomball Kings Homeschool at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kinkaid is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Kinkaid's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over St. Thomas Catholic.
Meanwhile, Tomball Kings earned a 9-4 win over Westbury Christian on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Homeschool.
Mikey Sharp was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has become a key player for Tomball Kings: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-11-1 otherwise. Sharp was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Avery Bell was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Tomball Kings is 5-2 when Bell posts two or more stolen bases, but 5-10-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brennan Zarro, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4.
Kinkaid's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Tomball Kings, their win bumped their record up to 10-12-1.
Kinkaid came out on top in a nail-biter against Tomball Kings when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will Kinkaid repeat their success, or does Tomball Kings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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