Port of Los Angeles waltzed into their match on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 12-7 win over the Locke Saints. That's more bragging rights for Port of Los Angeles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Josiah Ripley made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Ripley has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ripley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Anthony Garcia and Ethan Vasquez did most of the damage at the plate: Garcia scored three runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Vasquez scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Owen Baugh, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3.
On Locke's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Agustin Ortiz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Port of Los Angeles has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Locke, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
Port of Los Angeles will be playing in front of their home fans against King/Drew at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (King/Drew: 3.3, Port of Los Angeles: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Locke, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harbor Teacher at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Locke is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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