The Tulare Union Tribe will square off against the Hanford Bullpups at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Tulare Union barely beat Lemoore the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tribe put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 12-3 victory on Friday. The Tribe haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Jiannah Freitas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on KaiLee Gilbert, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Jimenez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Hanford was able to grind out a solid victory over Sierra Pacific on Monday, taking the game 11-6.
The win got Hanford back to even at 6-6-1. As for Tulare Union, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Everything went Tulare Union's way against Hanford in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Tulare Union made off with an 11-1 win. Will the Tribe repeat their success, or do the Bullpups have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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