Softball Preview: Tulare Union The Tribe vs. Lemoore Tigers
Tulare Union is 8-2 against Lemoore since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tulare Union The Tribe will head out on the road to take on the Lemoore Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Tulare Union will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Tulare Union will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-point they dealt Tulare Western on Tuesday. Everything went Tulare Union's way against Tulare Western as Tulare Union made off with a 7-0 victory.
Mason Hatton made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Hatton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hatton was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, KaiLee Gilbert was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jazlene Salazar, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lemoore suffered a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Hanford on Tuesday.
Lemoore saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabelle Hendrickson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Tulare Union's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4-2. As for Lemoore, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12-1 record this season.
Tulare Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Lemoore in their previous meeting on April 9th, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hendrickson, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tulare Union still be able to contain Hendrickson? There's only one way to find out.
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