The Tulare Union Tribe will venture away from home to challenge the Hanford Bullpups at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Tulare Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Tulare Union is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lemoore just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Tribe couldn't push the score so high this time.
KaiLee Gilbert was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Hanford played in-conference for the first time on Wednesday and got just the result they were looking for. They blew past Dinuba 8-1. The Bullpups not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 21st (when they won 15-7).
Tulare Union's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Hanford, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13-2.
Tulare Union beat Hanford 6-2 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tribe since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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