Magnolia West dropped their record down to 13-8 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They came up short against the Klein Cain Hurricanes, falling 7-0. The shutout was out of character for the Mustangs seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
As for Klein Cain, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 15-6-3. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games.
For Klein Cain's part, Alex Mayon and Blaine Bullard did most of the damage at the plate: Mayon went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Bullard got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs. Those two hits gave Mayon a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Braden Cox, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
While Magnolia West had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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