Lompoc is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Templeton a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Lompoc Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Templeton Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Lompoc didn't have quite enough to beat Mission College Prep and fell 3-2.
Rianna Stouppe was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Templeton fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Righetti on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 9-8.
Emma Kriling made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Reese Takigawa, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Lompoc's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Templeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19-1.
Everything went Lompoc's way against Templeton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Lompoc made off with a 7-1 win. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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