King extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping them down to 8-11-2. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 last Thursday.
King saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Lytle, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
On Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's side, Jordan Garza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Garza has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Reyes, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. King is set to challenge their familiar foe Ray at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial will take on rival Miller at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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