The Santa Monica Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Palos Verdes Sea Kings at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santa Monica: 3.1, Palos Verdes: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Santa Monica will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Culver City, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Santa Monica walked away with a 4-1 win over Culver City on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins 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.
On the hitting side, Santa Monica saw four different players step up and record 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 Haley "B" Riehl, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Palos Verdes scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Peninsula 13-0. Palos Verdes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Maddie Gregory was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Ellie Correa, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Santa Monica is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10-1 record this season. As for Palos Verdes, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
Santa Monica came out on top in a nail-biter against Palos Verdes in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Palos Verdes' Daniella Boccanfuso, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Santa Monica still be able to contain Boccanfuso? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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