With a playoff game on the line, Pleasant Grove rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lodi Flames a 3-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Pleasant Grove as they're now sitting on 13 straight.
Not much got past Madeline Lawson, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Lodi off the board. Lawson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pleasant Grove's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Bigley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Lindsay Paredes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Lodi's side, Hannah Escalante was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
Pleasant Grove's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Lodi, their loss dropped their record down to 21-7.
Pleasant Grove will head out on the road to face off against Oak Ridge at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pleasant Grove: 2, Oak Ridge: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lodi does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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