For the second straight game, Sierra Pacific will face off against Kingsburg. The Golden Bears will welcome the Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sierra Pacific 4, Kingsburg 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Sierra Pacific and Kingsburg, and Kingsburg kept the tradition alive. The Golden Bears took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings on Wednesday.
For Kingsburg's part, Jensen Hirschkorn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts Hirschkorn has posted since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Hirschkorn wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Ekizian, who went 3-for-4 with one double.
Kingsburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Sierra Pacific, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7.
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