Culver City and Palos Verdes are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Culver City Centaurs will head out on the road to square off against the Palos Verdes Sea Kings at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Culver City's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Redondo Union on Saturday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sea Hawks. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Culver City in their matchups with Redondo Union: they've now lost seven in a row.
Culver City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Peacock, who went 1-for-2 with a double. Peacock has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Palos Verdes fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Mira Costa on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 4-3. Palos Verdes has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kelsey Kordic spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Maddie Gregory made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Culver City's record is now 9-12. As for Palos Verdes, their record now sits at 14-6.
Culver City came up short against Palos Verdes in their previous matchup on Monday, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palos Verdes' Daniella Boccanfuso, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Culver City 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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