For the second straight game, Vanden will face off against Vacaville. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Vanden is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 8th on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to Vacaville. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Vanden got a good showing from Ryan Watson, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Furthermore, Watson didn't allow a single hit, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
At the plate, Vanden saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daevion Lindsay, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Lindsay's first of the season.
Vacaville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Vanden, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
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