The Rim of the World Fighting Scots will head out to challenge the Fontana Steelers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Friday, Rim of the World came up short against Notre Dame and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fontana). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Arroyo Valley on Friday, sneaking past 11-10.
Fernando Padilla was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Daniel Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Fontana was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Fontana pushed their record up to 5-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Rim of the World, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Rim of the World suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Fontana in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Fighting Scots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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