The Kern Valley Broncs will be playing at home against the Rosamond Roadrunners at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kern Valley waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Falcons onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Ethan Stockwell was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Strange, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Rosamond made sure to put some runs up on the board against Boron on Tuesday. Rosamond put the hurt on Boron with a sharp 13-4 victory.
Andrew Jorgensen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Jorgensen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Jorgensen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Nathan Sanchez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Connor Hale was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Kern Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Rosamond, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kern Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rosamond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kern Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Rosamond in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 4-1. Will Kern Valley repeat their success, or does Rosamond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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