South Gate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 14-5 to the Venice Gondoliers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South Gate of the 6-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2018.
Damian Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
On Venice's side, they got a massive performance out of Ryan Shepard, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Canon King, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
South Gate's defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Venice, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
South Gate will be playing at home against Westchester at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Venice, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Kennedy at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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