The Hanford Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chiawana Riverhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Hanford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Kamiakin a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Hanford has scored all year.
Not much got past Carah Sweet (Sacred Heart Univ), who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Kamiakin off the board. Sweet (Sacred Heart Univ) has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Chiawana put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Richland with a sharp 19-9 win. Chiawana's victory was all the more impressive since Richland was averaging only 2.77 runs allowed on the season.
Hanford's win bumped their record up to 20-2. As for Chiawana, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Hanford took their victory against Chiawana in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 9-3. Does Hanford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chiawana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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