The Kimball Jaguars will challenge the Mountain House Mustangs at 8:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Kimball turned things around against Los Banos on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Tigers.
Kimball got a massive performance out of Briez Dodds, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. That's the most hits Dodds has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Saige Dodds, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Kimball kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are 10-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Mountain House never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Stagg on Thursday. They blew past the Delta Kings 15-7. Considering the Mustangs have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Mountain House is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That lines up perfectly with their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Kimball, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Kimball came up short against Mountain House in their previous meeting back in February, falling 5-0. Can the Jaguars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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