After having lost a blowout in their previous game against California City, Kern Valley was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 12-8 win over the Bishop Union Broncos. This was a revenge game for the Broncs: when they faced off against the Broncos back in March, they had to take a 7-6 defeat.
Sam Wyly made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Wyly was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March.
Emmalyn Bechtel
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In other batting news, Emmalyn Bechtel and Ashley Plante did most of the damage at the plate: Bechtel went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Plante went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Bechtel a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Evagelene Burrows, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Kern Valley pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Kern Valley will take on rival Boron at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Bishop Union is set to square off against their familiar foe Frazier Mountain at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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