Tulare Western came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Dinuba Emperors as they made off with an 8-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Tulare Western, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Justin Cuellar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Cuellar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Cuellar was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Chi'el Sanchez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Blake Crawford was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Dinuba's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Tulare Western has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Dinuba, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Tulare Western by a score of 2-0.
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