Marina and Edison to battle for third time

By Ben Bolch

May 1, 2009 12 AM PT

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GAME OF THE DAY

Huntington Beach Marina (18-3, 8-2)

at Huntington Beach Edison (16-3, 9-1)

Today at 3:15 p.m.

Why it matters: With a victory, Edison could sweep the three-game season series with its city rival and take a two-game lead in the Sunset League. The Chargers came from behind to defeat the Vikings in each of their first two meetings and won each game in their final at-bat. Right-hander Kurt Heyer (6-1, 1.02 earned-run average), who pitched the last three innings of Edison’s 2-1, 10-inning victory over Marina on Wednesday, is scheduled to start for the Chargers. He will be opposed by left-hander Paul Strong (5-1, 1.73), who struck out the first nine batters he faced and 11 overall during Marina’s 4-3 loss to Edison in late March.

-- Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.