After flying high against Hasbrouck Heights on Friday, Lodi came back down to earth. The Lodi Rams fell just short of the Hawthorne Christian Defenders by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lodi has scored all season.
Lodi saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayr Figueroa, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Lodi didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lodi now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Hawthorne Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Lodi will head out on the road to take on Wallington at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hawthorne Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pompton Lakes at 4:00 p.m. Pompton Lakes' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Hawthorne Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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