King hasn't had much luck against Kingwood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The King Panthers will be playing at home against the Kingwood Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (King 3.4, Kingwood 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
King's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Humble with a sharp 9-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Kingwood and Atascocita (ranked 38th and 28th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game on Friday. Kingwood walked away with a 4-1 victory over Atascocita. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Kingwood's win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for King, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
King couldn't quite get it done against Kingwood when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Can King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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