The Kingwood Mustangs will face off against the Dobie Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingwood is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Kingwood beats Dobie with eight runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Kingwood walked away with an 8-4 win over Rouse last Friday.
Meanwhile, Dobie didn't have quite enough to beat Texas City on Friday and fell 7-5. That's two games in a row now that the Longhorns have lost by exactly two runs.
Dobie saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amaya Corona, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Chloye Matthews also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Kingwood pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs over those games. As for Dobie, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Kingwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Dobie in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, sneaking past 3-1. Will Kingwood repeat their success, or does Dobie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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