The Tulare Union The Tribe will head out on the road to face off against the Dinuba Emperors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tulare Union is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Tulare Union's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Mission Oak on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Hawks. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Tulare Union has not been shut out since back in March.
Mason Hatton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Tulare Union didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission Oak only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Dinuba had just enough and edged Lemoore out 6-4 on Thursday.
Tulare Union's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5-2. As for Dinuba, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.
Tulare Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Dinuba in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tulare Union since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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