Washington Union is 1-9 against Kingsburg since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Washington Union Panthers will be playing at home against the Kingsburg Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Washington Union will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Washington Union took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Caruthers.
The team relied heavily on Davin Finderup, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Lozano, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while it was Kingsburg who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Kerman who put up more. Kingsburg wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-3 walloping at the hands of Kerman.
Kingsburg also got a good showing from Zach Tackett, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Tackett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kingsburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Houston Hirschkorn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Jensen Hirschkorn was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Washington Union's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. As for Kingsburg, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.
Washington Union might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Kingsburg in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kingsburg's Holden Hirschkorn, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Now that Washington Union knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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