The Kerman Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kerman waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Golden Bears onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. That's two games straight that Kerman has won by exactly six runs.
Dario Zavala was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Gilbert Acosta was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Central Valley Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against McLane on Saturday. Central Valley Christian put the hurt on McLane with a sharp 10-2 victory. Central Valley Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Central Valley Christian got a massive performance out of Teague Brandenburg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kelan Turner, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a triple.
Kerman's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Central Valley Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Everything went Kerman's way against Central Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Kerman made off with a 9-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kerman since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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