Lompoc lost against St. Joseph back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Lompoc Braves fell 7-4 to the St. Joseph Knights. Lompoc has not had much luck with St. Joseph recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lompoc saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lola Soukup, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On St. Joseph's side, Taylor Mediano and Charli Escobedo made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Mediano pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Escobedo struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Mediano went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Escobedo scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Desirae Marroquin was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Vienn Bowker, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Lompoc's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for St. Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3-1 record this season.
Lompoc will head out on the road to square off against Righetti at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Righetti's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lompoc's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Joseph, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Arroyo Grande at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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