Santa Monica and Mira Costa are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Santa Monica Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Mira Costa Mustangs 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.
Santa Monica fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Redondo Union on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sea Hawks by a score of 4-3. Santa Monica's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
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.
At the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Mira Costa ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Palos Verdes and snuck past 4-3.
Santa Monica's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10-1. As for Mira Costa, the victory got them back to even at 11-11-1.
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