The Antelope Valley Antelopes will venture away from home to square off against the Boron Bobcats at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Antelope Valley made easy work of Palmdale Academy Charter School and carried off a 13-6 win.
Jadiel Moreno made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Moreno was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Antelope Valley let Jonathan Edwards and Austin Stevens run wild. Edwards scored four runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Stevens scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. With that strong performance, Edwards is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Johnson, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Antelope Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Boron put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lone Pine an 18-0 shutout. Fans of the Bobcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Antelope Valley's record is now 2-3. As for Boron, their record is now 3-0.
Antelope Valley suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Boron when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Antelope Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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