Desert and Bishop Union are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Desert Scorpions will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop Union Broncos at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Desert is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.
Desert's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against California City on Wednesday. They lost 13-0 to the Ravens. The game marked the first time this year in which Desert was not able to get on the board.
Desert saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haylie Ruiz, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Bishop Union put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Rosamond as Bishop Union made off with a 17-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Bishop Union as they're now sitting on three straight.
Baileigh Momberg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Momberg has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Momberg was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Bishop Union got a massive performance out of Ginger Lowden, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Katya Fierro was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Desert and nudges their season record down to 10-10. As for Bishop Union, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Bishop Union's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Desert has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .489. It's a different story for Bishop Union, though, as they've only averaged .323. Will they be able to contain Desert's hitters?
Desert couldn't quite finish off Bishop Union in their previous matchup back in April and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Momberg, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that Desert knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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