After flying high against Manual Arts on Friday, Los Angeles came back down to earth. The Romans fell just short of the Jefferson Democrats by a score of 9-8 on Monday. The Romans have struggled against the Democrats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Los Angeles' defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Jefferson, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Jefferson will square off against Manual Arts at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Toilers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.63 runs per game on average), something the Democrats will no doubt try to take advantage of. Los Angeles will be paying especially close attention to Jefferson's game: after Jefferson faces off against Manual Arts, they'll take on Los Angeles again at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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