The Kimball Jaguars will square off against the St. Mary's Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Kimball is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Kimball got the win against West by a conclusive 12-2. The Jaguars haven't had any issues with the Wolfpack recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Alexa Contreras made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Contreras was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Karaliya DePerio
| 05/01/25 @ West | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Los Banos | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs West | 1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Mountain House | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs St. Francis | 1 |
In other batting news, Kimball got a big performance out of Karaliya DePerio, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three RBI gave DePerio a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madisyn Zamora, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Kimball was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Tracy hit St. Mary's with a four-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rams came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 11-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
St. Mary's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maya Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Kimball, their win bumped their record up to 16-9.
St. Mary's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Kimball has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for St. Mary's, though, as they've been averaging 10.3 hits. Given Kimball's sizable advantage in that area, the Rams will need to find a way to close that gap.
Kimball beat St. Mary's 10-6 when the teams last played back in April. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
