Kingsburg is 0-9-1 against Clovis North since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kingsburg Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Clovis North Broncos at 4:30 p.m. Kingsburg will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Kingsburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Madera and snuck past 6-5.
Alyanna "Yaya" Gonzales was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over nine innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Gonzales has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzales was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Gonzales wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lexy Kay Paxton, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Clovis North narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Clovis West 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clovis North.
Jocelynn Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Victoria Newman was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Kingsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season. As for Clovis North, their victory bumped their record up to 18-7.
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