Lodi is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Tracy is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lodi Flames will take on the Tracy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lodi's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over West.
Kiki Mazza was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-4. Janie Schallberger was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tracy made easy work of St. Mary's on Thursday and carried off a 14-5 victory.
Elisa Galli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Taylor Sansaver, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emalee Cargill, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Lodi has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Tracy, their win bumped their record up to 20-2-1.
Lodi suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Tracy in their previous matchup on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Galli, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Lodi 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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