The home team had won the previous six meetings between Lemoore and Tulare Western, and Lemoore kept the tradition alive. The Tigers walked away with an 8-3 win over the Mustangs on Thursday. With that victory, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Tobin Juarez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
Clinton Rhew
| 05/07/26 vs Tulare Western | 4 |
| 04/08/26 @ Dinuba | 3 |
| 03/28/26 vs McLane | 3 |
| 03/21/26 vs Taft | 2 |
| 05/06/26 vs Dinuba | 1 |
At the plate, Dallas Neal and Clinton Rhew did most of the damage at the plate: Neal went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Rhew went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Those four hits gave Rhew a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ben Johnson, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Lemoore kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Lemoore has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tulare Western, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-8-1.
Lemoore has already played their next contest, a 9-6 victory against Hanford on the 12th. As for Tulare Western, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 4-1 defeat against Kingsburg on the 9th.
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