Morse had lost six straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 5-14-1 to make it seven. They fell just short of the La Jolla Vikings by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for the Tigers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
As for La Jolla, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For La Jolla's part, the team relied heavily on Hank Hansen, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Harper Lane was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
While Morse 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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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