Reedley is 0-4 against Kingsburg since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Reedley Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Kingsburg Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kingsburg is hoping to do on Friday what Sierra Pacific couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Reedley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Reedley had just enough and edged Sierra Pacific out 7-6.
Delillah Marin tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Jocelyn Fonseca was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Avana Urbieta was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, while Kingsburg put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Kerman. Kingsburg put the hurt on Kerman with a sharp 10-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Kingsburg sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alyanna "Yaya" Gonzales was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Gonzales has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzales was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Kingsburg let Onnika Aguirre and Reygan Jones loose on the outfield. Aguirre scored three runs while going 1-for-1, while Jones went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ava Irigoyen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Reedley pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Kingsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Reedley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Kingsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Reedley came up short against Kingsburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Reedley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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