Kingsburg's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Kerman on Thursday. The Vikings walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Lions. This was a revenge game for the Vikings: when they faced off against the Lions on Tuesday, they had to take a 6-5 defeat.
Gavin Ekizian spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JT Sanchez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with one run.
Vikings
| 05/08/25 vs Kerman | 6-1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Sierra Pacific | 6-1 |
| 04/26/25 vs Santa Cruz | 10-4 |
Kingsburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Kerman, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-9-1.
Coming up, Kingsburg will challenge Fowler at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 3.6, the Redcats 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Kerman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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