Tulare Western scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on the Mission Oak Hawks with a sharp 15-6 victory. The win was nothing new for Tulare Western as they're now sitting on five straight.
Luke Rice made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rice was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chi'el Sanchez, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double.
On Mission Oak's side, Nick Retiz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tulare Western's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-9. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9 runs. As for Mission Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Tulare Western will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mission Oak: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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