Kingsburg is 4-0 against Reedley since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kingsburg Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Reedley Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Kingsburg's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Kerman 10-0.
Alyanna "Yaya" Gonzales made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Gonzales has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzales was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Onnika Aguirre and Reygan Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Aguirre scored three runs while going 1-for-1, while Jones went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ava Irigoyen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Reedley had just enough and edged Sierra Pacific out 7-6 on Tuesday.
Reedley also got a great performance from Delillah Marin as she pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jocelyn Fonseca, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Avana Urbieta was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Kingsburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for Reedley, they pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Kingsburg hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Reedley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Kingsburg beat Reedley 5-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Kingsburg repeat their success, or does Reedley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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