Baseball Game Preview: Arvin on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 5:46am

Baseball Preview: Arvin Bears vs. Tehachapi Warriors

Arvin is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Tehachapi is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Arvin Bears will take on the Tehachapi Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Arvin: 3.3, Tehachapi: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Arvin's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Tehachapi on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Warriors. Considering the last time Arvin couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.

For Tehachapi's part, Colton Christy made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Christy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Christopher Turpin was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Tylere Lombardi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Arvin's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7. As for Tehachapi, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arvin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tehachapi struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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