Summit entered their tilt with Marina with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top against the Marina Vikings by a score of 8-5 on Saturday.
Kody Smathers looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Summit let Isaac Castanon and Sammy Lopez loose on the outfield. Castanon scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Lopez scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Evan Spencer, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Marina's side, they got a good showing from EDWARD LEWNIEWSKI, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Marina saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was LUKE PRATALI, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Summit is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Marina, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Summit is on the road again on Tuesday to play Rialto at 3:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Summit: 2.7, Rialto: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Marina, they will head out on the road to face off against Laguna Beach at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Laguna Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Marina's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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