Kingsburg and Central are an even 4-4-2 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Kingsburg Vikings will head out to take on the Central Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kingsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Kingsburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They had just enough and edged out Bullard 12-11 last Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Sarah Urbieta
| 03/11/25 vs Bullard | 4 |
| 02/26/25 vs Clovis East | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Clovis North | 1 |
| 04/10/24 vs Sierra Pacific | 1 |
| 03/16/24 vs Ceres | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Sarah Urbieta, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Reygan Jones was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central didn't have quite enough to beat Bullard on Wednesday and fell 4-3. The loss was the Grizzlies' first of the season.
Kingsburg pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 10.17 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.4 in the others. As for Central, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1-1.
Kingsburg skirted past Central 6-5 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingsburg since the team 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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