Kingsburg put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers as the Kingsburg Vikings made off with a 12-1 victory. Kingsburg's win was all the more impressive since Central Valley Christian was averaging only 3.15 runs allowed on the season.
Holden Hirschkorn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Hirschkorn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hirschkorn was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kingsburg let Jensen Hirschkorn and Gavin Enns loose on the outfield. Hirschkorn scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Enns scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Houston Hirschkorn, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Central Valley Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Simmon, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Central Valley Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kingsburg only tossed four.
Kingsburg pushed their record up to 20-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Central Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Kingsburg beat Central Valley Christian by a score of 9-3.
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