Immanuel has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Kerman Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Immanuel: 3.8, Kerman: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Immanuel will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Central Valley Christian on Wednesday. Immanuel put the hurt on Central Valley Christian with a sharp 14-1 victory. With that win, Immanuel brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Amanda Herrera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Natalia Delgadillo, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Allison Wood, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Kerman's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 9-0 to Kingsburg. Kerman has not had much luck with Kingsburg recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Immanuel is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Kerman, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Immanuel couldn't quite finish off Kerman when the teams last played back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kerman's Roxy Alvarez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Immanuel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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