Softball Preview: Tulare Union The Tribe vs. Tulare Western Mustangs
Tulare Union and Tulare Western are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Tulare Union The Tribe will head out on the road to square off against the Tulare Western Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tulare Union is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Tulare Union will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Dinuba on Tuesday. Tulare Union came out on top against Dinuba by a score of 11-7.
Mason Hatton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Hatton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Hatton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Tulare Union got a big performance out of Kayloni Cox, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was KaiLee Gilbert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lemoore with a sharp 9-3 victory.
Emily Briseno tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Alivea Salcedo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Elaine Duran, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Tulare Union has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-2 record this season. As for Tulare Western, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Everything went Tulare Union's way against Tulare Western when the teams last played back in April as Tulare Union made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tulare Union since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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