Jackson Klein was dynamite on Friday, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his seventh in a row with more than five strikeouts. This year, Klein has an ERA of .16 over 43 innings pitched.
Klein and Santa Monica will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Highland at 3:15 p.m. on April 4th. Sadly, Klein's big day wasn't enough to stop the loss, which snapped Santa Monica's seven-game streak of wins at home. With the streak broken, Klein and Santa Monica surely have a bit of extra motivation heading into April 4th's match. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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