Bear Creek lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-1 walloping at the hands of the Lodi Flames. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bear Creek in their matchups with Lodi: they've now lost four in a row.
Bear Creek got a good showing from Fabian Ivy, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On Lodi's side, the team relied heavily on Rylan Takahashi, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Santino Ramirez, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Bear Creek's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Lodi, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Bear Creek will challenge Berkeley at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Berkeley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Lodi, they will head out on the road to challenge Alameda at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lodi: 2, Alameda: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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