Baseball Recap: Tehachapi Warriors vs. East Bakersfield Blades
Tehachapi put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against the East Bakersfield Blades as the Tehachapi Warriors made off with a 19-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Tehachapi as they're now sitting on five straight.
Colton Christy was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Christy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Tehachapi got a massive performance out of Christopher Turpin, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a triple. Turpin is crushing it when it comes to hits: he's hit at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Cyler Hoofard was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 5-for-5.
On East Bakersfield's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Esiah Santiago, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Tehachapi is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for East Bakersfield, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tehachapi will take on North at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tehachapi is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for East Bakersfield, they will square off against South at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Bakersfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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