Baseball Game Preview: Nordhoff Rangers vs. Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals

The Nordhoff Rangers will square off against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Nordhoff took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They skirted past Cate 8-7. The Rangers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Andres Perez

Runs Batted In (Career)

02/25/25 vs Cate	4
03/27/24 vs Channel Islands	3
04/17/24 vs Hueneme	2
02/15/24 @ Santa Clarita Christian	2
02/20/25 @ Grace	1

The team relied heavily on Andres Perez, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Middough, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, everything went Santa Clarita Christian's way against Antelope Valley on Thursday as Santa Clarita Christian made off with a 14-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.

Santa Clarita Christian let Zane Stauffer and Wyatt Waldron run wild. Stauffer scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Waldron scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Santa Clarita Christian pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs over those games. As for Nordhoff, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.