Kingsburg is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Kerman is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kingsburg Vikings will take on the Kerman Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kingsburg: 2, Kerman: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kingsburg's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Hanford West.
Not much got past Alyanna "Yaya" Gonzales, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Hanford West off the board. Gonzales has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kingsburg's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Irigoyen, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Kerman gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Central Valley Christian as Kerman made off with a 10-0 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Kerman as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Roxy Alvarez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Alvarez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Juliessa Rosas and Alexia Mejia did most of the damage at the plate: Rosas scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances, while Mejia scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Maya Camacho was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Kingsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Kerman, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kingsburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Kerman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kingsburg took their victory against Kerman when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 10-0. Does Kingsburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kerman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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