Baseball Game Preview: Silverado Skyhawks vs. Rancho Rams

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Previous Games

03/25/25 - Home	4-3 W
05/09/24 - Away	4-1 W
04/12/24 - Away	16-2 W
05/08/18 - Away	0-1 L
04/20/18 - Home	0-10 L
+ 5 more games

Silverado and Rancho are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Skyhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rams at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Silverado comes in on four and Rancho on five.

Silverado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Western with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering the Skyhawks have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Hogan Hawkins, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kanoa Wolfgang, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Silverado kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive matchups.

Southeast Career Tech typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Rancho proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Roadrunners 3-2. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by just one run.

Jonathan Ramos was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Silverado's win bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Rancho, the victory got them back to even at 16-16.

Silverado skirted past Rancho 4-3 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Skyhawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.