With a playoff win on the line, Garces Memorial rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Lompoc Braves.
Jaiden Gutierrez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on 11 hits.
On the hitting side, Reese Bowles and Giuliana Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Bowles went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run, while Martinez went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Viviana Sanchez, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Rams
05/20/25 vs Lompoc | 6-2 |
05/07/25 vs Bakersfield Christian | 3-1 |
05/02/25 vs Liberty | 2-0 |
04/23/25 vs Frontier | 2-1 |
04/07/25 vs Stockdale | 3-0 |
04/05/25 vs North | 13-0 |
Garces Memorial pushed their record up to 20-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lompoc, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 18-11 record.
As of now, neither Garces Memorial nor the Braves have any future games scheduled.
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