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| 05/20/21 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 05/18/21 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 03/02/20 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 04/13/19 - Neutral | 5-4 W |
Kimball is a perfect 4-0 against Ripon since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Kimball Jaguars are taking a road trip to take on the Ripon Indians at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Kimball came up short against Heritage on Friday, falling 16-1. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost four in a row.
Kimball saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Mainarick, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Mainarick brought in this season.
Meanwhile, while it was Ripon who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Manteca who put up more. Ripon lost 18-2 to Manteca.
Ripon's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Kimball, they suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kimball has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ripon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kimball skirted past Ripon 3-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kimball since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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