The Lodi Flames are taking a road trip to square off against the Yuba City Honkers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lodi 3.6, Yuba City 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lodi is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Casa Grande a 3-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Landon Beasley's shutout, as he gave up just four hits.
On the hitting side, Lodi's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Fichtner, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Yuba City entered their tilt with Hollister on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They came out on top against the Haybalers by a score of 5-1.
Yuba City's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lodi, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lodi has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Yuba City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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