Venice waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the South Gate Rams as they made off with a 14-5 win. That's more bragging rights for Venice, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ryan Shepard was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Canon King, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On South Gate's side, Damian Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Venice pushed their record up to 17-9 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for South Gate, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-16.
Venice will play host again on Friday to welcome Kennedy, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:15 p.m. Venice will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for South Gate, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Westchester at 3:00 p.m.
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