If Rosamond was feeling good off their 17-10 takedown of Mammoth last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rosamond Roadrunners fell 12-8 to the California City Ravens on Friday. Even though they lost, Rosamond's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.2 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Alexis Rico was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Amber Conway, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Rosamond didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On California City's side, Nevaeh Ramirez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Ramirez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Lorina Rodarte and Aubrey Hamilton did most of the damage at the plate: Rodarte scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Hamilton scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Evelyn Villalobos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Rosamond's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for California City, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rosamond will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Frazier Mountain at 3:15 p.m. on April 2nd. Rosamond is facing Frazier Mountain at the right time seeing as Frazier Mountain is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for California City, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Desert at 3:15 p.m. on April 2nd. California City is on a three-game streak of home wins, Desert a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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