Hanford has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Tulare Union The Tribe at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, Hanford had just enough and edged Dinuba out 5-3.
Marissa Villarreal spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maddie Benedict, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alissa Aguirre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tulare Union narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lemoore 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tulare Union.
Tulare Union also let their pitcher toss all nine innings and she was also dialed-in: Mason Hatton gave up one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up ten Ks.
Hanford's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Tulare Union, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-2 record this season.
Hanford suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Tulare Union in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Hanford, Hailee Watson (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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