Baseball Game Preview: Chowchilla Tribe vs. Caruthers Blue Raiders

The Chowchilla Tribe will head out on the road to challenge the Caruthers Blue Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Chowchilla's tournament run continued when they took on Foothill on Wednesday. The Tribe took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars.

Chowchilla saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Beardsley, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Caruthers made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mira Monte on Wednesday. The Blue Raiders blew past the Lions 11-1. Considering the Blue Raiders have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Uriel Reyes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Caruthers' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 6-11 when he doesn't).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaden Gomez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Mason Ishii was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.

Caruthers always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Caruthers is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Chowchilla, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.

Everything went Chowchilla's way against Caruthers when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Chowchilla made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tribe since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.