Baseball Game Preview: Inderkum Tigers vs. Lodi Flames

The Inderkum Tigers will take on the Lodi Flames in a tournament on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Inderkum came into this matchup off a tough nine-run defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Rio Americano by a score of 8-6 on Friday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Inderkum got a good showing from Nicholas Fernandez, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fernandez has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

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At the plate, Jaylen Dawson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Montilla, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Lodi unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Tracy by a score of 2-1. Flames fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Bulldogs since on Friday.

Slade Schmitt spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.

On the hitting side, Lodi saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Santino Ramirez, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Lodi's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Inderkum, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.