Softball Game Preview: Selma Bears vs. Kerman Lions

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Previous 6 Games

04/11/25 - Home	5-4 W
04/28/23 - Home	6-5 W
04/12/23 - Away	7-6 W
03/22/22 - Home	6-1 W
03/31/21 - Away	13-2 W
03/04/15 - Neutral	8-4 W

Selma is a perfect 6-0 against Kerman since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Bears will face off against the Lions at 6:30 p.m. Selma is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Selma and Reedley meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Bears fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly two runs.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Kerman was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hanford West.

Kerman saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Yep, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Selma has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11-1 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Kerman, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.

Selma skirted past Kerman 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.