Humble had lost 13 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 2-13-1 to make it 14. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Shore Mustangs. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
Humble got a good showing from Anthony Garcia, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Riley Cummings made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.
As for North Shore, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
On North Shore's side, Pete Almaraz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Almaraz a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
While Humble 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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