Carson lost against Santa Monica back in March of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Carson Colts fell 7-3 to the Santa Monica Vikings. Carson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Brasher, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double.
On Santa Monica's side, Tony Ponce tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Ponce has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Satinover, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Myrow, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Carson's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Santa Monica, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Carson will head out on the road to challenge Hamilton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Carson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Hamilton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Santa Monica, they will head out on the road to square off against Capistrano Valley Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Capistrano Valley Christian is coming into the matchup with five straight victories at home, so Santa Monica will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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