Kern Valley lost against Bishop Union back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Kern Valley Broncs took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bishop Union Broncos. That's two games in a row now that Kern Valley has lost by exactly four runs.
Ethan Stockwell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Cameron Thomas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Bishop Union's side, Bodie Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Reuben Nicholson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Kern Valley and nudges their season record down to 12-5. As for Bishop Union, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-2-1.
Kern Valley will head out on the road to challenge Mammoth at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mammoth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Bishop Union, they will head out on the road to take on Frazier Mountain at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Frazier Mountain: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Bishop Union has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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