The Leuzinger Olympians will challenge the Santa Monica Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a seven-game winning streak alive.
While Leuzinger's win against Hawthorne wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Olympians had just enough and edged out the Cougars 3-2.
Meanwhile, Santa Monica narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Culver City 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted against the Centaurs since May 27, 2021.
Eddie Jennings spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Santa Monica's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Myrow, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Santa Monica pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Leuzinger, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
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