La Jolla let Lincoln stack five runs on them in the seventh inning on Friday but luckily La Jolla prevailed anyway. The Vikings had just enough and edged out the Hornets 7-6. This was a revenge game for the Vikings: when they faced off against the Hornets on Wednesday, they had to take a 6-2 defeat.
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Andrew Cardenas got the start for La Jolla and what a start it was: he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. What's more, Cardenas posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. Charlie Smith picked up the save, pitching 0.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, La Jolla's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Crudo, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
The win got La Jolla back to even at 14-14. As for Lincoln, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 18-8-1 record.
Coming up, La Jolla will face off against Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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