Kingwood scored 18 runs for the second time this season in District 23-6A.
This time it was at North Shore as the Mustangs, ranked No. 20 by the TGCA, won 18-3 Tuesday night in five innings.
Kingwood (20-3-1, 8-1) won its 20th game in the process, a mark it has reached four straight seasons.
This game with North Shore (7-11, 3-6) was nothing like the first meeting March 7 when the Mustangs won 4-1.
Kingwood poured on 14 runs in the second inning this time and totaled 13 hits.
Addyson Sheppard and Hunter Quentel both homered. Quentel did the hard part of the cycle – just missing the single – as she was 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs. Sheppard was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
Samantha Trzecki doubled twice with two RBIs and two runs.
Mia Gagliardi doubled and drove in three runs. Leilani Garcia had two RBIs. Kendall Yates, Frei Pizarro (double), McKenna Holm and Abella Mata each had one RBI.
Quentel went 2 ⅓ innings in the start. She allowed one earned run on two hits with three strikeouts. Yates secured the next two outs. She walked two, allowed two unearned runs and one hit. Lyndsie Gilman threw the final frame with two walks and a strikeout.
Kingwood hosts Channelview Friday night.
Kingwood sophomore Hunter Quentel (4), shown here earlier this season, was 3-for-3 with a homer, double and triple April 1, 2025 at North Shore. (Jose Palomo/SportCast Media)
