Baseball Recap: La Jolla Vikings vs. Clairemont Chieftains
La Jolla won against Chula Vista last Saturday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The La Jolla Vikings walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Clairemont Chieftains. The win made it back-to-back victories for La Jolla.
La Jolla got a great performance from Cole Roberts as he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Roberts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, La Jolla's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Corey Druse, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Clairemont's side, Colton Daudet was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Job Matsumoto was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
La Jolla has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Clairemont, they dropped their record down to 13-9-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
La Jolla will have a chance to go back-to-back against Clairemont: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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