Santa Monica has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Capistrano Valley Christian has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Santa Monica Vikings will host the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles at 3:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santa Monica: 2.7, Capistrano Valley Christian: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Santa Monica will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Palos Verdes, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Santa Monica walked away with a 6-3 win over Palos Verdes on Tuesday.
Eddie Jennings spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
Brady Satinover
| 03/04/25 vs Palos Verdes | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Oakwood | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs Highland | 1 |
| 05/03/24 @ Nogales | 1 |
| 04/12/24 vs St. Margaret's | 1 |
At the plate, Brady Satinover was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Jackson Myrow was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Capistrano Valley Christian beat Woodbridge 6-1 on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Will Casarietti, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic French, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Capistrano Valley Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Santa Monica, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Santa Monica has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Capistrano Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Santa Monica was able to grind out a solid victory over Capistrano Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 5-0. Will Santa Monica repeat their success, or does Capistrano Valley Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
