The Culver City Centaurs will look to defend their home field in their first game on Monday against the Palos Verdes Sea Kings at 3:30 p.m. Culver City hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Last Wednesday, Culver City came up short against Santa Monica and fell 6-2.
Taylor Peacock was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Peacock was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
Peacock wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nai Lah Long, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Palos Verdes' offense. They fell just short of Santa Monica by a score of 2-0 on Friday. Palos Verdes' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Culver City's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Palos Verdes, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart in their first game on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Culver City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palos Verdes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Culver City skirted past Palos Verdes 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Culver City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palos Verdes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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