The Ojai Valley Spuds will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Nordhoff Rangers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Ojai Valley is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They came up short against Cate on Thursday, falling 9-3. The Spuds have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Nordhoff had just enough and edged out Santa Clarita Christian 6-4 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rangers.
Weston Haley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, Nordhoff saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob De Alba, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. TJ Delgado also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Ojai Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Nordhoff in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, winning 11-6. Will Ojai Valley repeat their success, or does Nordhoff have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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