Peninsula waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lompoc Braves a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Jett Lim's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Riley Horn was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Lompoc's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Jones, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Peninsula is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Lompoc, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
Peninsula is on the road again on Wednesday to play Pioneer Valley at 4:00 p.m. Pioneer Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Peninsula's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lompoc, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Foothill Tech at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lompoc is facing Foothill Tech at the right time seeing as Foothill Tech is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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