Kerman hasn't had much luck against Selma recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lions will welcome the Bears at 6:30 p.m. Neither Kerman nor Selma posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Hanford West hit Kerman with a five-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huskies.
Kerman saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Yep, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Selma and Reedley meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Bears fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly two runs.
Selma has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-11-1 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Kerman, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
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