Garces Memorial has won five straight games at home, while Lompoc has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Rams will host the Braves at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Garces Memorial 2.5, Lompoc 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Garces Memorial's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Bakersfield Christian hitters got past them. The Rams lost 11-0 to the Eagles last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rams have suffered since May 2, 2024.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Lompoc rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Titans a 5-0 shutout. Five seems to be a good number for the Braves as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The result came thanks to Alex Brooks's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Teagan Thompson, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Day, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Lompoc is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Garces Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.
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