The Sierra Pacific Golden Bears will take on the Kerman Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sierra Pacific will be strutting in after a victory while Kerman will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Sierra Pacific was able to grind out a solid win over Central Valley Christian, taking the game 6-3.
Kaleb Koelewyn was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Bryson Villalpando was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nathan Chavez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kerman challenged Washington Union on Friday. The Lions took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers.
Kerman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vaughn Blunt, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
Sierra Pacific pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Kerman, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-1.
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