Baseball Recap: California City Drops Season-High Score on Frazier Mountain

Ravens

Team Score (Highest)

04/22/25 @ Frazier Mountain	26
03/28/25 @ Desert	20
04/05/25 vs Delano	15
04/04/25 @ Mammoth	15
04/11/25 vs Kern Valley	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask California City). They blew past the Frazier Mountain Falcons 26-5 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Ravens in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won five in a row.

Aaroon Moreno and Dakoda Kusmit made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Moreno pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kusmit tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because California City is 3-0-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 8-9 otherwise. At bat, Moreno went 1-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Kusmit got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs Moreno has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Kevin Hightower was a standout: he went 3-for-6 with five RBI, three runs, and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kole Hightower, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs and three RBI.

California City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 21 hits. They are 5-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

California City pushed their record up to 11-9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.6 runs over those games. As for Frazier Mountain, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. California City will face off against rival Rosamond at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Frazier Mountain is set to take on their familiar foe Bishop Union at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.