After flying high against Paso Robles two weeks ago, Lompoc came back down to earth. The Lompoc Braves fell 8-3 to the Mission College Prep Royals on Wednesday. The loss was the Braves' first of the season.
Lompoc got a good showing from Ricardo Sanchez, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Sebastian Bravo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lompoc fell to 3-1. As for Mission College Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lompoc will square off against Cabrillo at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lompoc's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Cabrillo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mission College Prep, they will face off against St. Joseph at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph 3.6, Mission College Prep 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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