The Kingsburg Vikings will head out to take on the Kerman Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingsburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Kerman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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
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Gavin Ekizian put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 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. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played.
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.
Meanwhile, Kerman waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 8-3.
Cameron Gonzalez looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Langston Manha and Daniel Lanfranco did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Julien Velez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Kingsburg's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Kerman, their record now sits at 14-8-1.
Kingsburg suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Kerman when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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