It was a good run, but Bishop Union unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 7-1 to the California City Ravens. Bishop Union was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but California City's pitcher proved too tough.
Baileigh Momberg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bishop Union saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katya Fierro, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On California City's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Nevaeh Ramirez gave up one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
Bishop Union's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8. As for California City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Bishop Union will be playing at home against Boron at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Boron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for California City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kern Valley at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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