The Dinuba Emperors will challenge the McLane Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dinuba has 11 straight victories, McLane has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dinuba is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Lemoore 17-4 on Friday. The Emperors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Cambria Alderete was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Camila Flores, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Dinuba always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, McLane fell victim to Madera and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Coyotes.
Dinuba's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for McLane, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4-1.
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