The Kimball Jaguars will square off against the Davis Sr. Blue Devils at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Kimball's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Calaveras with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering the Jaguars have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Davis Sr.). They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Patterson 10-9.
Layla Duarte made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Lingbloom, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Davis Sr. kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Kimball's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Davis Sr., their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
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