The California City Ravens will be playing at home against the Mammoth Huskies at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. California City will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, California City gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on Frazier Mountain with a sharp 24-13 victory. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Blake Moore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moore has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Moore was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, California City got a massive performance out of Kevin Hightower, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Hightower has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Jack Moore was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Mammoth fell victim to a rough 16-6 loss at the hands of Bishop Union on Tuesday.
Nevin Vanderhurst was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
California City's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8-1. As for Mammoth, they dropped their record down to 6-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. California City has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mammoth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
California City was able to grind out a solid victory over Mammoth in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 5-1. Will California City repeat their success, or does Mammoth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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