The Verdugo Hills Dons will venture away from home to challenge the Sylmar Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Verdugo Hills took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Palisades 1-0.
Meanwhile, Sylmar had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Barristers. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly five runs.
Sylmar's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 9.1 runs this season. As for Verdugo Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season.
Verdugo Hills suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Sylmar in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Dons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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