The Kingsburg Vikings will head out to challenge the San Luis Obispo Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Kingsburg fell victim to St. Joseph and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Knights. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kingsburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Averie Croissant, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo got themselves on the board against Santa Maria on Thursday, but Santa Maria never followed suit. They didn't even let the Saints on the board, marking their second-straight 15-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Avila Esty was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kailani Howard, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for San Luis Obispo and bumps their season record up to 10-5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Kingsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Kingsburg took their win against San Luis Obispo in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 16-1 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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