Baseball Game Preview: Kingsburg on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 2:50am

Baseball Preview: Kingsburg Vikings vs. Central Valley Christian Cavaliers

Kingsburg is 9-1 against Central Valley Christian since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Kingsburg Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kingsburg: 3.3, Central Valley Christian: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

In what's become a running theme this season, Kingsburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Central Valley Christian 12-1. The victory was familiar territory for Kingsburg who now have five in a row.

Holden Hirschkorn made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Hirschkorn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hirschkorn was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Jensen Hirschkorn and Gavin Enns did most of the damage at the plate: Hirschkorn scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Enns scored a run while going 2-for-3. Houston Hirschkorn was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Kingsburg pushed their record up to 20-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Central Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 18-9.

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