The Magnolia West Mustangs will head out to face off against the Montgomery Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Magnolia West's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Klein 2-0. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Bearkats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Montgomery entered their tilt with Rudder on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Rangers with a sharp 12-5 victory.
Brayden Hernandez tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Montgomery got a massive performance out of Chase Hiatt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Hiatt a new career-high in doubles (two). Karson Nelson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Montgomery hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive games.
Magnolia West's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery, their record now sits at 14-8-2.
Magnolia West took their win against Montgomery in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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