Baseball Game Preview: Selma Bears vs. Legacy Christian Academy Lions

The Selma Bears will challenge the Legacy Christian Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Selma's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Legacy Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Legacy Christian Academy will be up against a hot Selma squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Bears blew past Hanford West 7-1 on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Jovani Tovar made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Matthew Esparza was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Jacob Hernandez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Meanwhile, Legacy Christian Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Kennedy on Thursday and fell 4-3.

Lincoln Brown made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run.

Legacy Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6-1. As for Selma, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.