The Vacaville Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Pioneer Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Vacaville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Vacaville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Sacramento with a sharp 37-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won four matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Makayla (Mickey) Ramirez looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Vacaville got a massive performance out of Lola Vazquez, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, eight RBI, and five runs. That home run was Vazquez's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Dean, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs.
Vacaville lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Pioneer's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Central Catholic by a score of 3-2. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Vacaville, their record now sits at 6-4.
Vacaville couldn't quite get it done against Pioneer in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 10-5. Can Vacaville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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