Baseball Game Preview: Sonora Raiders vs. Sunny Hills Lancers

For the second straight game, Sonora will face off against Sunny Hills. The Raiders will head out to face off against the Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Sonora's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Sunny Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Sonora was handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They skirted past Sunny Hills 4-3. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Robby Blaine

Batters Struck Out

04/09/25 vs Sunny Hills	13
04/04/25 @ Esperanza	7
03/28/25 vs Oxford Academy	11
03/17/25 @ Reed	11
03/08/25 @ University	8
+ 2 more games

Robby Blaine tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Crowder, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.

Sonora always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sunny Hills only posted an OBP of .267.

Sonora's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Sunny Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.