The Santa Monica Vikings will be playing at home against the Culver City Centaurs at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santa Monica: 2.3, Culver City: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Santa Monica took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They skirted past Mira Costa 2-1.
Santa Monica got a great performance from Jackson Klein as he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Klein has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Santa Monica saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Liberman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Culver City put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Wiseburn- Da Vinci. Winning may never get old, but Culver City sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Santa Monica pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Culver City, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Santa Monica came up short against Culver City in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Santa Monica avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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