The Fowler Redcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Tulare Western Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fowler is coming into the match hot, having won their last 11 games.
Fowler's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Riverdale. Considering the Redcats have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western earned an 8-5 win over Dinuba on Friday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Emperors recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
William Masterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. He has become a key player for Tulare Western: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 8-11-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chi'El Sanchez, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andres Huizar, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Tulare Western kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Fowler pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Tulare Western, the win got them back to even at 11-11-1.
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