On Thursday, the Santa Monica Vikings were able to grind out a solid win over the Highland Bulldogs, taking the game 5-1.
Blue Hunter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Hunter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Santa Monica got a great performance from Jackson Klein as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Klein has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady Satinover, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jackson Myrow, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Santa Monica has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Highland, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Santa Monica will stay at home for another game and welcome Carson at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Carson: 3.6, Santa Monica: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Highland, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Eastside at 3:15 p.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Eastside's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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