The Carroll Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the King Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. Carroll will be strutting in after a victory while King will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Carroll narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Corpus Christi Moody 4-3.
Caleb Jimenez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dae Palomo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Matthew Rodriguez was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, King fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Victoria West on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 4-2. King just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
DREW GARCIA was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). GARCIA was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Carroll's victory bumped their record up to 5-20. As for King, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-17.
Carroll skirted past King 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Carroll have another victory up their sleeve, or will King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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