Baseball Game Preview: Frazier Mountain Falcons vs. California City Ravens

Frazier Mountain is 2-8 against California City since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Falcons will host the Ravens at 3:15 p.m. Frazier Mountain has given up an average of 20.6 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Frazier Mountain is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They came up short against McFarland, falling 12-1. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Falcons couldn't push the score so high this time.

Boron typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday California City proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Bobcats. The Ravens haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Blake Moore made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of California City's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 8-3-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). Moore was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dakoda Kusmit, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

California City's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-9-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Frazier Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Frazier Mountain might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from California City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Falcons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.