Baseball Preview: Kingsburg Vikings vs. Washington Union Panthers
Kingsburg is 9-1 against Washington Union since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Kingsburg Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Washington Union Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Kingsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Kingsburg will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-3 walloping at the hands of Kerman. It was the first time this season that Kingsburg let down their fans at home.
Kingsburg got a good showing from Zach Tackett, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Tackett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kingsburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Houston Hirschkorn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jensen Hirschkorn, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Washington Union earned a 7-2 victory over Caruthers on Monday.
Davin Finderup was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Max jr Zuniga, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Kingsburg's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7. As for Washington Union, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Kingsburg took their win against Washington Union when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 9-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Washington Union's Trey Morris, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and a double. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kingsburg still be able to contain Morris? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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