Baseball Game Preview: Raymond/South Bend Ravens vs. Naselle Comets

The Raymond/South Bend Ravens will venture away from home to square off against the Naselle Comets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Raymond/South Bend will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.

Raymond/South Bend's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past North Beach 19-0. The Ravens haven't had any issues with the Hyaks recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Nolen Miller

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/25/25 vs North Beach	11
03/21/25 vs Northwest Christian	6
04/30/24 vs Ocosta	6
03/29/24 vs Forks	6
03/26/24 vs Hoquiam	5

Nolen Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Raymond/South Bend got a massive performance out of Edgar Chavez, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Will Schray was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Raymond/South Bend always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Naselle had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Wahkiakum.

Raymond/South Bend's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Naselle, their record now sits at 1-0.

Raymond/South Bend suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Naselle in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Raymond/South Bend avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.