TUCSON, Ariz. – First came the tease, then the domination.

Things played out Saturday night much as they did a week earlier for Cal right-hander Jared Horn.

He gave Arizona just a bit of hope, allowing the Wildcats a first-inning run Saturday, before silencing them in a 7-3 Bears victory at Hi Corbett Field.

Horn allowed two more runs in the eighth, breaking  a string of 16 batters in a row retired, but Cal had a four-run cushion to work with by then, and the Bears would add to their lead and salt away their eighth victory in a row.

Last Saturday, at home against Washington State, Horn allowed a first-inning homer and nothing more over eight innings in a 6-1 win. It was much the same Saturday night in the desert, with the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Horn seemingly getting stronger as the innings ticked away.

He departed after allowing Matthew Dyer's leadoff single in the ninth on his 114^th pitch, finishing with a career high-tying nine strikeouts and zero walks allowed. He also tied the career-high eight innings he completed the previous week against Washington State.

"I'm definitely feeling confident," Horn said. "But that comes with a great offense. I know if I give up a run the offense will pick me up, and with a great defense behind me, I'm able to attack the zone. I'm definitely throwing the ball with confidence right now."

All that momentum the Bears (19-11, 7-4 Pac-12) built on their 6-0 homestand has followed them on the road. They've already captured this three-game series at Arizona and will go for a third consecutive series sweep Sunday afternoon.

Their eight-game winning streak is the program's longest since a 10-gamer early in the 2015 season.  

Cal trailed 1-0 after Arizona (17-16, 5-9) scored in the first on Nick Quintana's RBI double that scored Austin Wells.  The Bears tied it in the fifth when Hance Smith doubled and came around to score on an Arizona throwing error on a grounder from Cameron Eden.

They took the lead in the sixth when Grant Holman ripped a two-run homer to straightaway center, close to where teammate Korey Lee went deep the night before.

Holman, who missed several weeks with a lat strain, is 4-for-10 with four RBI in the series serving as Cal's designated hitter. On Sunday, the freshman right-hander will start on the mound in the series finale. And in watching Horn carve through Arizona's lineup Saturday, there were mental notes that Holman could take from the dugout.

"I think it's just his presence on the mound," Holman said. "No matter what happens out there, he keeps a straight face. Nothing really fazes him. He never gets too high or too low. He's always an even keel guy pitching with confidence. I think that's definitely something I try to implement in my game."

Andrew Vaughn was 3-for-4 with two walks, and Sam Wezniak had a two-run single that pushed Cal's lead from 3-1 to 5-1 in the seventh. The Bears led 5-3 when they tacked on a couple of insurance runs on Eden's run-scoring single and Korey Lee's bases-loaded walk.

Sean Sullivan relieved Horn and shut the door in the ninth for the second night in a row.

But it was Horn who set the tone on the mound and continues to serve as Cal's workhorse since returning from an appendectomy March 12. In six starts, Horn (2-1) has fashioned a 2.03 ERA and he's issued just four walks in 31.0 innings.

The Bears and Wildcats wrap up their series at 1 p.m. Sunday.