Wood is 1-9 against Vacaville since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wood Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wood can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Fairfield as Wood made off with a 15-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Wood who now have three in a row.
Lilly sue Rantz made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Rantz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Wood got a massive performance out of Danica Walker, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Gisele Tinoco was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Vacaville got themselves on the board against Rodriguez on Tuesday, but Rodriguez never followed suit. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 5-0. The victory was nothing new for Vacaville as they're now sitting on three straight.
Xochitl Atayde spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jordan Munn, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Laila Dean, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got Wood back to even at 4-4. As for Vacaville, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Wood came up short against Vacaville when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Wood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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