La Jolla and University City are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The La Jolla Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the University City Centurions at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. La Jolla is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
After only two runs in their last match, La Jolla made sure to put some runs up on the board against North Hollywood on Thursday. Everything went La Jolla's way against North Hollywood as La Jolla made off with an 11-1 victory.
Will Griebe-Arzate tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Corey Druse, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Evan Wied was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but University City had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Mission Vista on Thursday.
University City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garret Gillum, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
La Jolla's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs per game. As for University City, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Everything went La Jolla's way against University City when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as La Jolla made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Jolla since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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