After flying high against Northland Christian on Monday, Tomball Kings came back down to earth. The Homeschool fell just short of the Fayetteville Lions by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Homeschool were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 6-5.
Steven Mims was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Brennan Zarro was cooking despite his team's loss, earning one run and three stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Wilkins, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Tomball Kings' record is now 20-16-1. As for Fayetteville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Tomball Kings will be playing in front of their home fans against Bo Porter Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Fayetteville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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