The University City Centurions will head out on the road to take on the Valhalla Norsemen at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. University City's pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so Valhalla's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
University City's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Steele Canyon, sneaking past 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Centurions.
Not much got past AJ Curry, who gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Steele Canyon off the board. Curry has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, University City's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Antenore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. That run marked the first that Antenore scored this season.
Meanwhile, Valhalla was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Mira Mesa.
Valhalla now has a losing record of 3-4. As for University City, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
University City came up short against Valhalla when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 9-6. Can University City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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