Mammoth is 0-5 against California City since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mammoth Huskies will play host again on Friday to welcome the California City Ravens, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:15 p.m. Mammoth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Mammoth came up short against Boron and fell 12-9.
Nicole Smyth was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and eight unearned) runs off three hits. Smyth was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kate Gray was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sophia Geffre, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, California City gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Desert onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The victory was nothing new for California City as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Mammoth's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-1. As for California City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Mammoth suffered a grim 23-5 defeat to California City in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of California City's Cheyenne Roth, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Mammoth knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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