Baseball Recap: Venice Gondoliers vs. South Gate Rams
Venice waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the South Gate Rams as they made off with a 14-5 win. That's more bragging rights for Venice, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ryan Shepard was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Canon King, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On South Gate's side, Damian Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Venice pushed their record up to 17-9 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for South Gate, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-16.
Venice will play host again on Friday to welcome Kennedy, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:15 p.m. Venice will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for South Gate, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Westchester at 3:00 p.m.
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