The Dinuba Emperors are taking a road trip to take on the Tulare Union Tribe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Dinuba easily dispatched Woodlake on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Emperors fell just short of Lemoore by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday.
Dinuba saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Jayce Prendez also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Tulare Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 14-5 to Mission Oak.
Tulare Union's loss dropped their record down to 7-17-1. As for Dinuba, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten contests. That lines up perfectly with their 5-20 record this season.
Dinuba skirted past Tulare Union 5-3 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Emperors repeat their success, or do the Tribe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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