It was a good run, but Santa Monica unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Redondo Union Sea Hawks by a score of 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for Santa Monica in their matchups with Redondo Union: they've now lost three in a row.
Drew Vudmaska spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Santa Monica saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avey Thompson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Redondo Union's side, the team relied heavily on Abby Luis, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Santa Monica's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10-1. As for Redondo Union, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Santa Monica will challenge Mira Costa at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Santa Monica's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mira Costa's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Redondo Union, they will head out on the road to take on Culver City at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Culver City will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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