Knights
| 03/25/25 vs Bryan | 14 |
| 03/14/25 @ Killeen | 14 |
| 03/18/25 vs Killeen | 13 |
| 03/06/25 vs Boerne | 8 |
| 02/28/25 vs Weiss | 8 |
Harker Heights barely beat Bryan the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Harker Heights' pitchers stepped up to hand Bryan a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Cooper Reaves made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Harker Heights got a massive performance out of Jonatan Mercado, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Mercado a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Wood, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one triple.
Harker Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Harker Heights pushed their record up to 12-3-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Bryan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-12-2.
Coming up, Harker Heights will venture away from home to challenge Pflugerville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bryan, they will challenge Shoemaker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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