Baseball Recap: Kerman Picks Up Third Straight Win at Home

Kerman and Washington Union pushed the score to 10-9 the last time they played Washington Union, but on Wednesday defenses reigned supreme. The Lions' pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 2-0 shutout. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

The result came thanks to Ayden Olivares's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

04/02/25 vs Washington Union	2-0
03/25/25 vs Taft	7-1
03/21/25 vs Dos Palos	5-1

Kerman pushed their record up to 8-3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Washington Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-4 record this season.

Kerman will have a chance to go back-to-back against Washington Union: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.