The Kerman Lions will take on the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Kerman sitting on four straight wins and Pioneer Valley on five.
Kerman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Shafter a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by just one run.
Kerman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadyn Grewal, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Fowler typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Pioneer Valley proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Redcats 10-3. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ciena Acosta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kamila Enriquez and Natalia Rocha did most of the damage at the plate: Enriquez went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Rocha went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave Enriquez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mila Dolores, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Pioneer Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matchups.
Kerman's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. As for Pioneer Valley, their win bumped their record up to 19-11.
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