The Immanuel Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Selma Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Immanuel will head into Thursday's game having proved themselves against Hanford West: Immanuel took a 12-point defeat the last time they faced off against Hanford West, but they managed to turn things around on Thursday. Immanuel had just enough and edged Hanford West out 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Immanuel.
Immanuel let Zabe Gonzalez and Lucas Pettitt loose on the outfield. Gonzalez went 1-for-2 with a home run, while Pettitt scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Selma can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They never let Reedley onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Selma as they're now sitting on three straight.
Noah Garcia-Ortega spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jacob Hernandez was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Francis, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Immanuel pushed their record up to 13-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Selma, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Immanuel might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Selma in their previous meeting on April 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Selma's Drew Cerda, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Immanuel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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