Baseball Preview: Tehachapi Warriors vs. South Spartans
Tehachapi is 5-0 against South since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tehachapi Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the South Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Tehachapi will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Tehachapi scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past South 25-1. The result was nothing new for Tehachapi, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Andrew Widders and Christopher Turpin made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Widders tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Turpin didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. At the plate, Widders scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Turpin went 5-for-6 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Cyler Hoofard was a standout: he got on base in three of his six plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Ciaccio, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Tehachapi pushed their record up to 12-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs per game. As for South, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8.
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