Kern Valley stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Strathmore Spartans with a sharp 18-3 victory. This was payback for Kern Valley, who suffered a 7-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Seth Stockwell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Stockwell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stockwell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kern Valley got a massive performance out of Zack Wargo, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Wargo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Cameron Thomas was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
On Strathmore's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Roman Hernandez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Kern Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Strathmore, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
Kern Valley will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Boron at 3:15 p.m. Kern Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.8 runs per game this season. As for Strathmore, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Orosi at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Strathmore is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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