The Kerman Lions will face off against the Kingsburg Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Kerman 2.6, Kingsburg 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kingsburg will be up against a hot Kerman team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Lions walked away with an 8-3 victory over Immanuel on Friday.
Cameron Gonzalez looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kerman let Langston Manha and Daniel Lanfranco run wild. Manha got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Lanfranco went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Charlie Manha was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Kingsburg and Sierra Pacific, and Sierra Pacific kept the tradition alive. The Vikings fell just short of the Golden Bears by a score of 5-4 on Saturday.
Gavin Ekizian put in work no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Ekizian was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Ekizian wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jensen Hirschkorn, who went 2-for-5 with one run.
Kingsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Kerman, their win bumped their record up to 14-8-1.
Kerman took their victory against Kingsburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-3 score. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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