Gooding hasn't had much luck against Kimberly recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Senators will take on the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m.
On Monday, Gooding came up short against Buhl and fell 7-2. The Senators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gooding saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cougar Stockham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Cason Page was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kimberly made easy work of Jerome on Monday and carried off an 11-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Colton Sabin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has become a key player for Kimberly: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise. Sabin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March.
In other batting news, Jeremiah Bybee was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was MaCraye Bruning, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Kimberly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Gooding, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Gooding couldn't quite get it done against Kimberly in their previous meeting on Tuesday as they fell 6-2. Can the Senators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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