Tulare Western waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Tulare Union The Tribe out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Tulare Western, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
William Masterson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tulare Western's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Easton King, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Tulare Union's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Sims, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Tulare Western is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Tulare Union, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tulare Western will take on Mission Oak at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Mission Oak will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Tulare Western surely won't give up without a fight. As for Tulare Union, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Lemoore at 6:00 p.m. Lemoore's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Tulare Union's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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