Santa Monica has not done well against Culver City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Santa Monica Vikings walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Culver City Centaurs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Santa Monica.
Drew Vudmaska spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Santa Monica's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maya Paysinger, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Myers, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Culver City's side, Anyah Francis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Taylor Peacock made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double. Another player making a difference was Nai Lah Long, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Santa Monica has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10-1 record this season. As for Culver City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Santa Monica will head out on the road to challenge Palos Verdes at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Palos Verdes will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. Culver City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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