Selma and Kingsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Selma Bears will be playing at home against the Kingsburg Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Selma made easy work of Sierra Pacific and carried off an 11-1 victory. With that win, Selma brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Selma let Jayleen Sisavanh and Alia Tamez loose on the outfield. Sisavanh scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Tamez scored three runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Moriah Preciado, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Kingsburg entered their tilt with Reedley with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pirates a 3-0 shutout on Friday. Give Kingsburg's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Alyanna "Yaya" Gonzales's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sammy Gomez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Selma's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-10. As for Kingsburg, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Selma hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Kingsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Selma skirted past Kingsburg 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Selma repeat their success, or does Kingsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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