The Hanford Bullpups will head out on the road to challenge the Tulare Western Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Hanford has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
While Hanford's victory against Tulare Union wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Bullpups beat the Tribe on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-5. The Bullpups haven't had any issues with the Tribe recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Carlos Perez Jr
| 04/09/25 @ Mission Oak | 5 |
| 03/22/25 @ Hanford West | 2 |
Carlos Perez Jr looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Hanford is 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Hanford's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Robert Ivie, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits Ivie has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western beat Fowler 7-2 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Chi'El Sanchez was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Andres Huizar, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Tulare Western's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Hanford, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Hanford couldn't quite get it done against Tulare Western in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 7-4. Can the Bullpups avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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