Baseball Preview: California City Ravens vs. Boron Bobcats
California City is 1-6 against Boron since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The California City Ravens will look to defend their home field against the Boron Bobcats at 3:15 p.m. California City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
California City will bounce into Friday's match after beating Kern Valley, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. California City's pitcher stepped up to hand Kern Valley a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Blake Moore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Moore was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Moore, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Boron was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. Their tough 14-2 loss to Bishop Union might stick with them for a while. Boron has struggled against Bishop Union recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
California City has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9-1 record this season. As for Boron, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
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