The King Mustangs will square off against the Flour Bluff Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King was handed a 13-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Alice 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since March 10th.
The team relied heavily on Marco Barrera, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Flour Bluff, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Gregory-Portland get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Not much got past Robert Moreno, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Gregory-Portland off the board. Moreno also tossed a walk, which is notable because Flour Bluff is 5-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-12-2 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Flour Bluff got a big performance out of Brayden Vancini, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Terry, who went 1-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.
King pushed their record up to 8-19-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Flour Bluff, their victory bumped their record up to 12-13-2.
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