The Desert Scorpions will head out on the road to square off against the Mammoth Huskies at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Desert has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 2.
Desert lost 12-2 to Bishop Union on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Scorpions have lost by exactly ten runs.
Nick Webb made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double.
California City hit Mammoth with a nine-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Huskies came up short against the Ravens, falling 17-5. The Huskies have struggled against the Ravens recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
DJ Gray was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Ericson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double.
Mammoth's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Desert, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Desert skirted past Mammoth 19-18 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Scorpions since the squad 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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