The Tracy Bulldogs will challenge the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tracy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Granite Bay 7-1. The win was nothing new for Tracy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Elisa Galli spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Taylor Sansaver and Leilani Benson did most of the damage at the plate: Sansaver scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Benson scored a run while going 3-for-3. Emalee Cargill was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vacaville entered their tilt with St. Francis with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Troubadours a 19-0 shutout on Thursday.
Xochitl Atayde made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Atayde was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Vacaville got a massive performance out of Natalya Stonebraker, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Paige Witte, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Tracy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3-1 record this season. As for Vacaville, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.
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