Culver City dropped their record down to 17-8 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Santa Monica Vikings by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-1 on Tuesday.
As for Santa Monica, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games.
For Santa Monica's part, Eddie Jennings spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Jennings has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Santa Monica's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Myrow, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Culver City will host Lawndale at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Centaurs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cardinals have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Santa Monica, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Leuzinger at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings are on a five-game streak of home wins, the Olympians a four-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
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