Softball Game Preview: Tulare Union Tribe vs. Reedley Pirates

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Previous Games

03/12/24 - Home	10-9 W
03/15/23 - Away	12-0 W
05/18/22 - Home	4-2 W
03/16/22 - Home	7-4 W
04/13/21 - Away	7-0 W
+ 5 more games

Tulare Union has gone 9-0-1 against Reedley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Tulare Union will challenge Reedley at 6:00 p.m. Tulare Union will be strutting in after a victory while Reedley will be coming in after a defeat.

If Tulare Union beats Reedley with 18 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Tulare Union blew past Corcoran 18-5 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tribe.

KaiLee Gilbert was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-5. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Cardenas, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.

Meanwhile, Reedley suffered their closest loss since March 9, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Dinuba by a score of 5-3.

Reedley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Macy Ruiz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Tulare Union's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Reedley, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Tulare Union skirted past Reedley 10-9 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. 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.