Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trona). They blew past the Immanuel Christian Crusaders 26-9 on Friday. With that victory, the Tornadoes brought their scoring average up to 7.4 runs per game.
Marcus McCurdy
| 04/25/25 @ Immanuel Christian | 6 |
| 04/04/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 2 |
| 03/13/24 @ Beatty | 2 |
| 03/09/24 vs Lee Vining | 1 |
Marcus McCurdy and Jaykob Riggs did most of the damage at the plate: McCurdy got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and four runs, while Riggs went 4-for-5 with five stolen bases, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave McCurdy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Branson Price, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Trona was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Trona's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5-1. As for Immanuel Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-4-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Trona will square off against rival Lone Pine at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Immanuel Christian is set to take on their familiar foe Lee Vining at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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