Baseball Preview: Tulare Western Mustangs vs. Porterville Panthers
The Tulare Western Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Porterville Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Tulare Western sidestepped Kingsburg for a 3-1 win.
William Masterson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chi'el Sanchez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Porterville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over the Tigers. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Porterville has managed all season.
Tulare Western's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Porterville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Tulare Western came out on top in a nail-biter against Porterville when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Will Tulare Western repeat their success, or does Porterville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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