Baseball Preview: Kern Valley Broncs vs. California City Ravens
Kern Valley is 8-2 against California City since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Kern Valley Broncs will look to defend their home field against the California City Ravens at 3:15 p.m. Kern Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, Kern Valley earned a 12-7 win over Rosamond.
Seth Stockwell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Stockwell has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stockwell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cameron Thomas, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a triple. Carson Strange was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, California City's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Bishop Union.
California City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Moore, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Hammer, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Kern Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for California City, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Kern Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .368. However, it's not like California City struggles in that department as they've averaged .318. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Kern Valley's way against California City in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Kern Valley made off with a 15-3 victory. Will Kern Valley repeat their success, or does California City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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