The Lompoc Braves will head out on the road to challenge the St. Joseph Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Lompoc is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Arroyo Grande on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Bearcats by a score of 7-3.
Kaycie Gavlak was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Dezirae Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lompoc has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season. As for St. Joseph, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season.
Lompoc suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Joseph's Charli Escobedo, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Now that Lompoc knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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