Baseball Preview: Tehachapi Warriors vs. North Stars
Tehachapi is 9-1 against North since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tehachapi Warriors will look to defend their home field against the North Stars at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tehachapi has six straight wins, North has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Tehachapi gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past North 16-1.
Christopher Turpin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Turpin has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Turpin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cyler Hoofard was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Colton Christy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Tehachapi has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
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