Baseball Preview: Kingsburg Vikings vs. Sierra Pacific Golden Bears
The Kingsburg Vikings will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m. Kingsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Kingsburg gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Kerman as Kingsburg made off with a 9-3 win.
The team relied heavily on Bodhi Verners, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Boyd, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sierra Pacific unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Central Valley Christian by a score of 4-3.
Kaleb Koelewyn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sierra Pacific saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Davis, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Kingsburg's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Sierra Pacific, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Kingsburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Sierra Pacific in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sierra Pacific's Jace Taylor, who struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Kingsburg to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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