The St. Mary's Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Lodi Flames at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither St. Mary's nor Lodi posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
St. Mary's came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-2 to Tracy. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
St. Mary's saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Mixon Gomes, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Lodi came up short against Kimball on Tuesday, falling 10-2. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Flames, who until this game were averaging 4.07 runs allowed.
Ellie Schallberger made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Lodi suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 8-5-1. As for St. Mary's, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 7-2.
St. Mary's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's contest. The Rams have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.6 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Lodi, though, as they've been averaging only 0.3 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will St. Mary's continue to outrun the ball?
St. Mary's might still be hurting after the 12-3 loss they got from Lodi when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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