For the second straight game, Selma will face off against Kingsburg. The Bears will welcome the Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Selma 3.6, Kingsburg 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Selma fell victim to Kingsburg and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 7-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bears have suffered since May 9, 2025.
For Kingsburg's part, Jensen Hirschkorn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Hirschkorn has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Walter Unruh and Elijah Duarte did most of the damage at the plate: Unruh went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run, while Duarte got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That double was Duarte's first of the season. Aiden Fuentes was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Kingsburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
The win (which was Kingsburg's sixth in a row) raised their record to 21-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Selma, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6-1.
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