Bakersfield Christian is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Lemoore is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bakersfield Christian Eagles will take on the Lemoore Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bakersfield Christian: 2.6, Lemoore: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bakersfield Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sierra Pacific an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Bakersfield Christian, who have now won 18 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Deakin Brinkley, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Mann, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lemoore narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Fresno 4-2.
Bakersfield Christian's win bumped their record up to 24-5. As for Lemoore, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Everything went Bakersfield Christian's way against Lemoore in their previous matchup back in March of 2017 as Bakersfield Christian made off with a 9-2 victory. Will Bakersfield Christian repeat their success, or does Lemoore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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