The Tulare Western Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Lemoore Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tulare Western is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Hanford hit Tulare Western with a six-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 14-3 to the Bullpups.
Tulare Western saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Presley Lopes, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lemoore suffered their closest loss since March 8th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Dinuba by a score of 5-3. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lemoore's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18-1. As for Tulare Western, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9-1.
Lemoore's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Tulare Western has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Lemoore, though, as they've been averaging 8.8 hits. Given Tulare Western's sizable advantage in that area, the Tigers will need to find a way to close that gap.
Tulare Western was able to grind out a solid win over Lemoore in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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