With a playoff game on the line, Lodi rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Turlock Bulldogs as they made off with an 11-2 victory. Lodi might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Hannah Escalante tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Janie Schallberger was a standout: she scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tealla Rivera, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
On Turlock's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Dias, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lodi pushed their record up to 21-6 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Turlock, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12-1.
Lodi will square off against Pleasant Grove at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Grove will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Lodi surely won't give up without a fight. Turlock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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