The Lemoore Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Sanger West Hornets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sanger West took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lemoore, who comes in off a win.
While Tigers fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. Everything went their way against Mt. Whitney on Wednesday as Lemoore made off with a 14-2 victory.
Nick Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Johnson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chris Garcia, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Tristan Puga was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sanger West unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Selma by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hornets have suffered since March 21, 2024.
Sanger West saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alijah Guzman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
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