Dinuba has won eight straight games at home, while Tulare Union has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Emperors will welcome the Tribe at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Dinuba fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lemoore on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 14-13. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (ten), the Emperors still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Tulare Union posted their closest victory since April 23, 2025 on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mission Oak 11-10.
Jaksyn Freitas and Abigail Haslam did most of the damage at the plate: Freitas went 3-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Haslam went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Haslam a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayloni Cox, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Tulare Union was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .371 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Tulare Union now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Dinuba, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7-1.
Dinuba might still be hurting after the 14-7 loss they got from Tulare Union when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Emperors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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