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| 04/17/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/15/25 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 03/01/22 - Home | 12-4 W |
| 04/11/19 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 04/09/19 - Away | 2-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Santa Monica ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Lawndale Cardinals 3-2. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by just one run.
Santa Monica got a great performance from Gavin Kirtley as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Kirtley has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Santa Monica's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brady Satinover, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Jaxson Ehlers also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Santa Monica has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Lawndale, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Monica will challenge Inglewood at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lawndale, they will square off against Leuzinger at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Olympians' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Cardinals' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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