Righetti won the last time they faced Lompoc, and things went their way on Friday too. The Righetti Warriors walked away with a 5-2 win over the Lompoc Braves. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Righetti.
Emily Fortin spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Righetti's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Rice, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Ramirez, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Lompoc's side, Lily Drysol was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Drysol was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, Gabriella Arias and Rianna Stouppe did some serious damage despite the final result: Arias scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Stouppe scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Righetti has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Lompoc, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Righetti will be playing at home against Royal at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Righetti: 2.3, Royal: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lompoc, they will square off against Oxnard at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lompoc is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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