Culver City dropped their record down to 17-7 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's 11-game streak of wins at home. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Monica Vikings. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Centaurs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Culver City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Espino, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
As for Santa Monica, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games.
On Santa Monica's side, they got a great performance from Gavin Kirtley as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Blue Hunter was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Jaxson Ehlers was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
While Culver City had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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