The Rosamond Roadrunners will head out on the road to square off against the California City Ravens at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rosamond has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while California City will come in with seven straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Rosamond came up short against Desert and fell 11-8.
Alexis Rico made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, California City can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Boron.
Makayla Haggins and Cheyenne Roth did most of the damage at the plate: Haggins went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Roth went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elaysha Isreal, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Rosamond's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for California City, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rosamond has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like California City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Rosamond came up short against California City in their previous matchup back in March, falling 12-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of California City's Nevaeh Ramirez, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Rosamond 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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