Baseball Game Preview: Del Norte Warriors vs. Yreka Miners

The Del Norte Warriors will face off against the Yreka Miners at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Del Norte will be strutting in after a victory while Yreka will be coming in after a loss.

Yreka will be up against a hot Del Norte team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Del Norte sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over St. Bernard's on Saturday.

Del Norte's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Preston Daniels, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Anthony Cardenas was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Yreka came up short against Hidden Valley on Thursday and fell 6-1. The match marked the Miners' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Yreka also got a good showing from Nathan Horvath, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

The win got Del Norte back to even at 4-4. As for Yreka, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.

Del Norte beat Yreka 3-0 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will Del Norte repeat their success, or does Yreka has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.