The Santa Monica Vikings will challenge the Loyola Cubs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Monica will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Santa Monica is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Inglewood 28-2 on Thursday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Loyola, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cathedral a 6-0 shutout last Wednesday. The Cubs haven't had any issues with the Phantoms recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Tyler Brockermeyer looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, James Dell'Amico was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Walter Urbon, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Santa Monica has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Loyola, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Santa Monica suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Loyola when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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