California City is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Kern Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The California City Ravens will take on the Kern Valley Broncs at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
California City can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bishop Union as California City made off with a 9-2 victory.
Blake Moore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Moore has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Moore was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Jack Moore was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jeremiah Baker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Kern Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Rosamond on Tuesday.
California City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9-1 record this season. As for Kern Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
California City was able to grind out a solid win over Kern Valley in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kern Valley's Zack Wargo, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will California City still be able to contain Wargo? There's only one way to find out.
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