Baseball Preview: Sage Creek Bobcats vs. Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns
The Sage Creek Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Sage Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Rancho Buena Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Sage Creek had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Mission Hills.
Luka Shah was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Porter Rovin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rancho Buena Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 5-2 to Poway.
Rancho Buena Vista saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Oropeza, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Sage Creek's record now sits at 11-8-1. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they now have a losing record at 9-10-1.
Sage Creek took their win against Rancho Buena Vista when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sage Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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