The Morningside Monarchs are taking a road trip to square off against the Santa Monica Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Morningside has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Santa Monica will arrive with three straight victories.
Morningside fell victim to Lawndale and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Cardinals, falling 13-0.
Meanwhile, Santa Monica got the win against Beverly Hills on Thursday by a conclusive 12-3. Considering the Vikings have won four games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Kirtley tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Santa Monica got a massive performance out of Aaron Heirigs, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five RBI and one run. What's more, Heirigs posted two hits, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Blue Hunter, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Santa Monica was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Santa Monica's record is now 8-4. As for Morningside, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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