Baseball Game Preview: Mariposa County Grizzlies vs. Stone Ridge Christian Knights

For the second straight game, Mariposa County will face off against Stone Ridge Christian. The Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Knights at 4:00 p.m. Mariposa County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

Mariposa County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Stone Ridge Christian on Monday as they made off with a 19-3 win. The Grizzlies haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Ben Lingenfelter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Lingenfelter was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.

Laten Butler

Runs

03/31/25 @ Stone Ridge Christian	4
02/26/25 vs Sierra	3
03/29/25 vs Delhi	2
03/10/25 @ Golden Valley	2
03/27/25 vs Gustine	1
+ 4 more games

In other batting news, Laten Butler was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Mariposa County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ezekiel Weiland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Mariposa County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Mariposa County pushed their record up to 7-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mariposa County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Stone Ridge Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.