The Kingsburg Vikings will face off against the Liberty Hawks at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. 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 won by a run and slipped past Bullard 12-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted against the Knights since April 17, 2021.
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. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Reygan Jones, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Liberty didn't have quite enough to beat Dinuba on Wednesday and fell 5-4.
Leilah Uriarte made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.
Kingsburg pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Liberty, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
Both Kingsburg and Liberty just can't seem to miss. Kingsburg has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Kingsburg was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, winning 4-0. Will Kingsburg repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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