El Segundo typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Santa Monica proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Eagles. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Ryan Lance
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Ryan Lance got the start for Santa Monica and what a start it was: he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. What's more, Lance posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Jaxson Ehlers was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Santa Monica's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-10 when he doesn't). Blake Van Cott also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Santa Monica's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for El Segundo, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-7.
Santa Monica has already played their next matchup, a 1-0 defeat against Crossroads on the 4th. As for El Segundo, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 18-5 victory against South on the 6th.
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