The Tulare Union Tribe will take on the Dinuba Emperors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Tulare Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Tulare Union is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 4-1 to Mission Oak. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Tulare Union saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jiannah Freitas, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Dinuba posted their closest win since March 21st on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Lemoore 5-3. The Emperors haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Neveah Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on two hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Dinuba got a big performance out of Olivia Patterson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Hope Diaz, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Dinuba's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Tulare Union, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Tulare Union hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Dinuba struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Tulare Union skirted past Dinuba 1-0 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Do the Tribe have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Emperors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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