Kern Valley pushed their score to 18 the last time they played Boron, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. The Kern Valley Broncs' pitcher stepped up to hand the Boron Bobcats a 3-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kern Valley.
The result came thanks to Seth Stockwell's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Zack Wargo was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
On Boron's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bradley Wiggs, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Kern Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Boron, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Kern Valley will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Desert at 3:15 p.m. Desert is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Kern Valley will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Boron, they will challenge Mammoth at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mammoth has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.21 runs per game on average), something Boron will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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