The Morse Tigers will head out to square off against the La Jolla Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Morse has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Morse couldn't beat Clairemont on Thursday even though they stacked eight runs on them in the second inning. The Tigers fell just short of the Chieftains by a score of 12-11. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Christian Fernandez
| 04/02/25 vs Canyon Hills | 3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Clairemont | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Kearny | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Mater Dei Catholic | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Clairemont | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
Christian Fernandez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Morse is 3-1 when Fernandez posts two or more runs, but 2-12-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Moises Davison, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, La Jolla won against Mission Bay on Tuesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Vikings beat San Diego by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Cavers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
La Jolla's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hank Hansen, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Morse's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1. As for La Jolla, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Morse couldn't quite get it done against La Jolla in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as they fell 9-4. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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