Ray Conner
Sports Editor

With only four games left in the season, four of the five teams in the Kern Valley Co-ed Adult Softball League will be battling to play in the championship game.

The playoff tournament action starts tonight at 7 p.m. at Linda Kissack Ball Field. The Mixed Nuts squad will take on the Vipers in the first semi-final contest.

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The Mixed Nuts finished third, while the Vipers took the second spot at the end of the regular season standings.

In the six previous meeting, the Vipers came out on top in four of them.

Five of the games were decided by three runs or less. Three of those were one-run contests, while one was a two-run margin and one was by three runs.

One game separated the two teams in the regular season standings. The Mixed Nuts were 14-10. while the Vipers finished 15-9.

In the other semi final game, the Hyside team will take on the regular season leaders, the Blasters. This game will be played on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Hyside team (12-12) won only one game out of six played against the Blasters (19-5) squad.

The winners of each bracket will advance and play in the Championship game on Saturday at 7 p.m., while the losers in each bracket will face off on Saturday at 5 p.m. to determine the third and fourth place teams in the final league standings.

Team CARE (0-24) who finished the season in fifth place will have to sit this one out, but hope to battle next season for a playoff spot to get in on the fun.