Baseball Game Preview: Red Bluff Spartans vs. Hanford West Huskies

The Red Bluff Spartans will challenge the Hanford West Huskies at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Red Bluff will be strutting in after a victory while Hanford West will be coming in after a loss.

Red Bluff's tournament run continued when they took on Liberty on Tuesday. The Spartans came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 7-2.

Ever Ovalle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Red Bluff is 4-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise.

Ryan Ross

Hits (Career)

04/15/25 vs Liberty	3
04/14/25 vs Central	2
03/11/25 vs Gridley	2
03/07/25 vs Hamilton	2
04/14/25 vs Reedley	1

On the hitting side, Lucas Owens and Ryan Ross did most of the damage at the plate: Owens went a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, one stolen base, and one run, while Ross scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Ross a new career-high. Mason Lyford was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Red Bluff was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in seven consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Hanford West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Chowchilla.

Hanford West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Silva, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Red Bluff is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Hanford West, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.