The Ramona Bulldogs will square off against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Ramona will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
If Ramona beats Palo Verde Valley with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Bulldogs came out on top against Olympian by a score of 7-3 on Wednesday.
Ramona got a great performance from Jakob Coxen as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
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At the plate, Derek Taylor was a standout: he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Colton Simpson, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Ramona was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Palo Verde Valley rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Spartans 8-7.
Drew Wright made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Wright was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Wright wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Cano, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run. Kole White was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Ramona pushed their record up to 20-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Palo Verde Valley, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-12-1.
Ramona's speedy runners might be the difference in Friday's game. The Bulldogs have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Palo Verde Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Ramona continue to outrun the ball? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
