Baseball Preview: Lemoore Tigers vs. Hanford Bullpups
Lemoore has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Hanford Bullpups at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Lemoore nor Hanford posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Wednesday, Lemoore came up short against Fowler and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hanford's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-0 to Lemoore. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Hanford has not been shut out since back in March.
Hanford got a good showing from Carlos Perez Jr, who tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Perez Jr has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Lemoore's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8. As for Hanford, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Lemoore beat Hanford 3-0 when the teams last played on Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hanford's Noah Gonzales, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lemoore still be able to contain Gonzales? There's only one way to find out.
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