Dinuba is 1-8 against Tulare Western since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Emperors will host the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Dinuba is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since May 7, 2025 on Saturday. They fell just short of Minarets by a score of 3-1.
Abraham Raya was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tulare Western). They had just enough and edged out Mission Oak 7-6 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Matthew Corral and Gage Junio did most of the damage at the plate: Corral went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Junio went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Junio a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Tulare Western was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Tulare Western's victory bumped their record up to 4-5-1. As for Dinuba, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Dinuba couldn't quite get it done against Tulare Western in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 as they fell 8-5. Can the Emperors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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