California City and Desert are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The California City Ravens will head out on the road to face off against the Desert Scorpions at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. California City is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
On Tuesday, California City earned a 14-10 win over Rosamond.
Nevaeh Ramirez was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Ramirez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lorina Rodarte, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Makayla Haggins was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Desert put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over Boron. 17 seems to be a good number for Desert as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Like California City, Desert also got a great game from a two-way player: Alayna Phillips. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Phillips was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Rachel Hewes and Eden Hewes did most of the damage at the plate: Hewes scored four runs and stole seven bases while going 3-for-4, while Hewes scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Hewes continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Rogers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
California City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Desert, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
California City came out on top in a nail-biter against Desert in their previous meeting on April 2nd, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for California City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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