Tulare Western is 10-0 against Tulare Union since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tulare Western Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tulare Union The Tribe at 4:30 p.m. Tulare Western is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
On Tuesday, Tulare Western got the win against Lemoore by a conclusive 7-1. Seven seems to be a good number for Tulare Western as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Tulare Union suffered a rough 12-4 defeat at the hands of Dinuba on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tulare Union in their matchups with Dinuba: they've now lost three in a row.
Tulare Union saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Stevenson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Stevenson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Even though they lost, Tulare Union didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their eighth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Tulare Western has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Tulare Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Tulare Western took their win against Tulare Union in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. Does Tulare Western have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tulare Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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