After soaring to 13 runs the game before, Verdugo Hills was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They lost 10-1 to the Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears.
Verdugo Hills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Wagner, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Verdugo Hills' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only four in the others. As for Port of Los Angeles, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Looking ahead, Verdugo Hills will challenge Bishop Alemany at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Alemany's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Verdugo Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Port of Los Angeles has already played their next game (against Arleta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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