Trona hasn't had much luck against Lone Pine recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Golden Eagles at 3:15 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Trona is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Immanuel Christian 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 | 4 |
| 03/13/24 @ Beatty | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Immanuel Christian | 1 |
| 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 four runs gave McCurdy a new career-high. Branson Price was another key player, getting 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.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Lone Pine made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lee Vining last Friday. The Golden Eagles put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 16-1 win. The Golden Eagles haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Lone Pine's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.3 runs over those games. As for Trona, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5-1.
Trona might still be hurting after the 17-3 defeat they got from Lone Pine in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Tornadoes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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