Modesto has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Turlock Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Modesto lost 12-5 to Gregori on Tuesday. Modesto has not had much luck with Gregori recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Ariana Arellano was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Ramirez, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Modesto didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gregori only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Turlock came up short against Enochs on Tuesday and fell 7-4. Turlock has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chloe Dias made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Ayla Lacerda, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Modesto's record is now 6-8. As for Turlock, their record now sits at 11-11-1.
Turlock's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Modesto has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Turlock, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Modesto keep running through batters, or will Turlock buck the trend?
Modesto might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Turlock in their previous meeting last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Turlock's Sophia Trujillo, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Modesto knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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