The Bishop Union Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the California City Ravens at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
California City is hoping to do on Tuesday what Desert couldn't on Friday: put an end to Bishop Union's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Bishop Union never let Desert onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Desert's batters probably weren't too happy with Baileigh Momberg, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Momberg has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sienna Fuller was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Shea Ludwick, who went 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, California City had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Scorpions as they made off with a 13-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Lorina Rodarte, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Hamilton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Bishop Union has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for California City, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Bishop Union came up short against California City when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of California City's Nevaeh Ramirez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Bishop Union knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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