Magnolia is off to its best start in district play since 2021.
But the four-game win streak will take the backburner this week as the Bulldogs have a bye week in District 15-6A.
After a two-game sweep of Tomball Memorial where the Bulldogs won 10-3 on Tuesday and 9-2 on Thursday over the Wildcats, Magnolia will play one non-district game this Tuesday night and call it a week.
Magnolia (11-4-1, 4-0) will celebrate its seniors at 7 p.m. as former district foe College Station comes to town.
While playing against each other as 5A opponents, Magnolia swept the Cougars in 2024 with a 4-0 win followed by an 8-0 in late March.
Magnolia has won three straight and seven of eight dating back to 2021 against College Station.
The Cougars, who have their own reprieve this week in District 17-5A, are 5-6-1 on the season. They dropped two games to Brenham last week, which snapped a four-game unbeaten streak heading into the week.
Magnolia, meanwhile, were steady as ever last week against Tomball Memorial.
In Tuesday’s game, Keegan Chavez pitched 3 ⅓ innings with six strikeouts and two earned runs allowed on three hits and two walks. The senior also homered.
Ian Pugh hit his fourth homer of the season that night while Clyde Williams also went yard. Both totaled three RBIs.
On Thursday, Chase Lowery shouldered the load with a four-RBI night as he went 3-for-4 with a double. Jordan Enyart had a two-run single while Pugh, MJ Watson and Williams had one RBI.
Jackson Wilcox was solid on the mound with five scoreless innings of one-hit ball. He struck out three and walked three. Jacob Neely relieved Gavin Garcia in the sixth and didn’t allow a hit or run over the final five batters.
Magnolia returns to district play March 25 at home against Klein Cain.
Magnolia sophomore Clyde Williams (12) had a homer and four RBIs last week in games played against Tomball Memorial. (Noah Mabry/SportCast Media)
