The Lodi Rams will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Garfield Boilermakers at 4:00 p.m. Lodi is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Lodi fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against New Milford on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 7-6.
Chris Taveras was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases. Nicholas Klawans was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Garfield never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Hawthorne Christian last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Defenders by a score of 10-5.
Lodi's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Garfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Lodi couldn't quite finish off Garfield when the teams last played back in April and fell 7-5. Will Lodi have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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