King has gone 8-2 against Corpus Christi Moody recently and they’ll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mustangs will face off against the Trojans at 11:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (King has four straight victories, Corpus Christi Moody has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you’re on the field.
King let Miller stack five runs on them in the fifth inning on Wednesday but luckily King prevailed anyway. The Mustangs came out on top against the Buccaneers by a score of 10-7.
Grant Hoogland made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. What’s more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he’s had since back in March of 2025. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one triple. King is 3-0-1 when Hoogland posts two or more runs, but 5-7-1 otherwise.
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In other batting news, Aidan Reyes was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Lytle, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Gregory-Portland hit Corpus Christi Moody with a four-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Trojans fell 7-3 to the Wildcats.
Corpus Christi Moody’s defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for King, they now have a winning record of 8-7-2.
King couldn’t quite get it done against Corpus Christi Moody in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 as they fell 6-3. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
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