Baseball Preview: Sierra Pacific Golden Bears vs. Kingsburg Vikings
After six games on the road, Sierra Pacific is heading back home. They will take on the Kingsburg Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sierra Pacific: 3.4, Kingsburg: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Sierra Pacific had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Central Valley Christian.
Kaleb Koelewyn was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 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.
Meanwhile, Kingsburg can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Kerman with a sharp 9-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kingsburg.
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.
Sierra Pacific's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Kingsburg, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
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