The Lompoc Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Mission College Prep Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mission College Prep took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lompoc, who comes in off a win.
Mission College Prep is hoping to do on Wednesday what Morro Bay couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lompoc's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lompoc was the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Morro Bay. That's two games straight that Lompoc has won by exactly six runs.
Lompoc saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Jones, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Mission College Prep fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Paso Robles on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Mission College Prep couldn't push the score so high this time.
Thomas Glenn put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Glenn was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
In other pitching news, Mission College Prep got a good showing from Henry Irwin, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
Lompoc has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Mission College Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season.
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