Lompoc can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top against the Foothill Tech Dragons by a score of 7-3.
Owen Mendoza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Kasch Kubasiewicz was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Nicolas Gomez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Foothill Tech's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Russell Brown, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Casey, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Lompoc's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Foothill Tech, they dropped their record down to 6-11-1 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Lompoc will take on Pioneer Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pioneer Valley's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Lompoc's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Foothill Tech, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Channel Islands at 6:00 p.m. Foothill Tech is facing Channel Islands at the right time seeing as Channel Islands is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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