For the second straight game, Tulare Western will face off against Tulare Union. The Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Tribe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tulare Western has six straight victories, Tulare Union has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tulare Western had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Tulare Union on Wednesday. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Tribe with a sharp 7-1 win. The Mustangs not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 19th (when they won 10-3).
Matthew Corral
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Matthew Corral spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Tulare Western's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was William Masterson, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that Masterson has hit this season. Another was Blake Tinker, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Tulare Western pushed their record up to 10-9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Tulare Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14-1.
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