Mammoth extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 3-10. They lost 17-4 to the Kern Valley Broncs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Broncs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-3 back in March.
DJ Gray made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one double.
As for Kern Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
On Kern Valley's side, Aiden Madden made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Madden has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Kern Valley: the team is 11-3 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owinn Liske, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Seidel, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Mammoth has already played their next contest, a 16-2 loss against Bishop Union on the 28th. As for Kern Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 11-10 win against Boron on the 28th.
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