Kingsburg fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Kerman on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.
Jensen Hirschkorn put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Vaughn Dill was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Elijah Duarte, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Kingsburg and nudges their season record down to 17-9. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Kerman, they pushed their record up to 15-8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
While Kingsburg had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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