Baseball Recap: Manvel's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Mavericks

Margin (Wins)

02/27/25 vs Fort Bend Bush	24
03/21/25 @ South Houston	19
02/28/25 vs Austin	18
02/21/25 vs Alief Hastings	17
04/08/25 @ Fort Bend Kempner	11

Manvel had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Fort Bend Kempner Cougars as they made off with a 13-3 win. The Mavericks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.

Jacob Jimenez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one double.

In other pitching news, Jesus Merlo looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Manvel got a big performance out of Alexis Garcia, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Garcia a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Paul Wilkinson, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.

Manvel hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Bend Kempner struck out nine times.

Manvel pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Bend Kempner, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14-1 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Manvel will take on Dawson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mavericks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Fort Bend Kempner, they will be playing at home against Randle at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.