Lompoc had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-3 to make it four. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Joseph Knights. If the Braves were looking for revenge after losing 6-4 to the Knights when the teams met back in April of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Lompoc saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anessa Ochoa, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those RBI marked the first that Ochoa has brought in this season. Lily Carlson was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for St. Joseph, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2-1. That looming 8-4 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for them yet this season.
On St. Joseph's side, Khandi Rodriguez tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, St. Joseph let Makenna Pirnat and Kaycie Gavlak run wild. Pirnat went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI, while Gavlak went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI Gavlak has posted since back in March of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Vienn Bowker, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Lompoc has already played their next game (against Mission College Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for St. Joseph, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 10-0 win against Arroyo Grande on the 18th.
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