Kingsburg is 0-3 against Garces Memorial since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kingsburg Vikings will be playing at home against the Garces Memorial Rams at 6:30 p.m. Kingsburg will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Kingsburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Justin Garza as Kingsburg made off with a 15-3 victory. Kingsburg might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 contests by six runs or more this season.
Holden Hirschkorn and Jensen Hirschkorn made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Hirschkorn tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Hirschkorn pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hirschkorn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hirschkorn scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Hirschkorn fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Bodhi Verners was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Boyd, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Garces Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Arroyo Grande on Tuesday.
Kingsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Garces Memorial, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-17.
Kingsburg came up short against Garces Memorial in their previous matchup back in May of 2017, falling 6-1. Thankfully for Kingsburg, Andrew Valles (who pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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