King managed to slip by Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The King Mustangs lost 12-3 to the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North Raiders on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since March 11, 2024.
Ryan Castellanos was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, King saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marco Barrera, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
King's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
The future could be bright for both King and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. King will look to extend Edinburg North's ten-game losing streak when they meet at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North will try to hand Edinburg their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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