Baseball Preview: La Jolla Vikings vs. Madison Warhawks
The La Jolla Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Madison Warhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Jolla has three straight wins, Madison has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, La Jolla beat Clairemont 5-2. That's two games straight that La Jolla has won by exactly three runs.
Declan Kelly was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Kelly was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryan Kestler was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Renner Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Madison fell victim to Cathedral Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 9-0 to the Dons. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Madison's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
La Jolla is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Madison, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12-1.
La Jolla came out on top in a nail-biter against Madison in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Jolla since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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