Baseball Game Preview: Sylmar Spartans vs. Verdugo Hills Dons

The Sylmar Spartans will take on the Verdugo Hills Dons at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Sylmar's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Verdugo Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Verdugo Hills will be up against a hot Sylmar team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Spartans walked away with a 10-5 victory over Marshall on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly five runs.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Verdugo Hills, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They never let Palisades get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday.

Sylmar's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average this season. As for Verdugo Hills, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season.

Everything went Sylmar's way against Verdugo Hills in their previous matchup back in March, as Sylmar made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.