Mission Oak had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Hanford Bullpups 2-1. This was payback for Mission Oak, who suffered a 10-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Fabian Jurado looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Mission Oak's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gage Hastin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Hastin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Hanford's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Leskanic, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Mission Oak has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Hanford, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
Mission Oak will head out on the road to challenge Dinuba at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hanford, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lemoore at 4:31 p.m. on Thursday. Lemoore is coming into the game with six straight victories on the road, so Hanford will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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