Peninsula is 1-6 against Santa Monica since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Peninsula Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Santa Monica Vikings at 3:15 p.m.
Last Friday, Peninsula came up short against Mira Costa and fell 10-6.
Kaydence Lang was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kylie Paulucci, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Santa Monica waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sea Kings a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Drew Vudmaska, who gave up just four hits to keep Palos Verdes off the board. Vudmaska has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Santa Monica saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talia Yermian, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Peninsula's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Santa Monica, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9-1.
Peninsula came up short against Santa Monica in their previous meeting back in March, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vudmaska, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Peninsula knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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