For the second straight game, Kress will face off against Valley. Kress will look to defend their home field on Friday against Valley at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kress has three straight wins, Valley has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Kress made easy work of Valley and carried off a 19-4 victory.
Drew Morphis
| 03/31/25 @ Valley | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ Shamrock | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Shamrock | 3 |
| 03/17/25 vs San Jacinto Christian Academy | 1 |
| 03/15/25 vs Olton | 2 |
Drew Morphis made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Kress' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 2-8 when he doesn't). Morphis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game.
In other batting news, Kress let Xane Garcia and Jayden Galvan run wild. Garcia went 4-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Galvan scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Kress is 2-1 when Galvan posts two or more runs, but 3-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Austin Gruhlkey, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI and one run.
Kress kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Kress' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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